T'aechŏn County or Thaechŏn County (''in North Korean romanization'') is a
''kun'', or county, in central
North P'yŏngan province,
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and ...
. It borders
Taegwan
Taegwan County is a ''kun'', or county, in northeastern North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It lies in the province's interior, and is bounded by Tongch'ang on the east, Kusŏng and T'aech'ŏn to the south, Ch'ŏnma to the west, and Ch'a ...
and
Tongch'ang to the north,
Unsan and
Nyŏngbyŏn to the east,
Pakch'ŏn and
Unjŏn to the south, and
Kusŏng to the west.
Geography
Mountains are scattered across the county, with the
Pinandŏk mountains rising in the east. The tallest of these is
Paegundŏksan (백운덕산, 868 m), but the county's highest point is in the north, at
Samgaksan (삼각산, 936 m). The county is drained by the
Taeryŏng River and its tributaries, which include the
Ch'ŏnbang and
Ch'angsŏng. Some 64% of the county's area is forestland, while 30% is cultivated.
Administrative divisions
T'aech'ŏn county is divided into 1 ''
ŭp'' (town), 1 ''
rodongjagu'' (workers' district) and 21 ''
ri'' (villages):
Climate
The year-round annual temperature is 8.5 °C, with a January mean of -10 °C and an August mean of 23.8 °C. The annual rainfall is . On average, there are 40 foggy days per year.
Economy
Crops raised on the cultivated land include maize, rice, tobacco and vegetables; Taechon leads the province in maize production. In addition, various animals are raised including silkworms, rabbits, cattle and hogs. There are numerous deposits of gold and graphite.
Transportation
The
Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line of the
Korean State Railway
The Korean State Railway (), commonly called the State Rail () is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun Song.
History
1945–195 ...
passes through the county, on its way between
Kusŏng and
Kujang.
There are two airfields in the county -
T'aech'ŏn Airport and
T'aech'ŏn Northwest Airport.
Places of interest
The
Silla
Silla or Shilla (57 BCE – 935 CE) ( , Old Korean: Syera, Old Japanese: Siraki2) was a Korean kingdom located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms of ...
-era temple
Yanghwasa still stands in T'aech'ŏn.
Educational institutions in T'aech'ŏn include T'aech'ŏn Technical School (태천전문학교).
The construction of the
Taechon nuclear power plant () was halted in 1994 in accordance with the
U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework.
See also
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Geography of North Korea
North Korea is located in East Asia in the Northern half of Korea, partially on the Korean Peninsula. It borders three countries: China along the Yalu (Amnok) River, Russia along the Tumen River, and South Korea to the south.
Topography and dra ...
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Administrative divisions of North Korea
The administrative divisions of North Korea are organized into three hierarchical levels. These divisions were created in 2002. Many of the units have equivalents in the system of South Korea. At the highest level are nine provinces and f ...
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North Pyongan
North Pyongan Province (Phyŏnganbukto; , also spelled North P'yŏngan), is a western province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former P'yŏng'an Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, the ...
References
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External links
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Counties of North Pyongan