Tŭkchang District is a '' chigu'' in

South P'yŏngan South Pyongan Province (; ) is a Administrative divisions of North Korea, province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Pyongan Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a prov ...

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 Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...

. Tŭkchang was established as its own administrative area after separating from Pukch'ang in 1995.

Administrative districts

The district is split into four ''rodongjagu'' (workers' districts)in 1995: The district is split into nine dong (neighborhoods) in 2008.

Transportation

Tŭkchang district is served by Myŏnghak Station in Myŏnghang-rodongjagu, the terminus of a branchline of the

Korean State Railway The Korean State Railway is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea (), commonly called the State Rail () and has its headquarters at Pyongyang, P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun-song. History 19 ...

P'yŏngdŏk Line The P'yŏngdŏk Line is an electrified standard-gauge trunk line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea running from Taedonggang Station in Pyongyang, P'yŏngyang, where it connects to the Pyongbu Line, P'yŏngbu, Pyongnam Line, P'yŏngnam, ...

Prison Camp

Political Prison Camp No. 18 is a large prison labour colony in Tŭkchang district and Pukch'ang County at the banks of

Taedong River The Taedong River () is a large river in North Korea. The river rises in the Rangrim Mountains of the country's north where it then flows southwest into Korea Bay at Namp'o.Suh, Dae-Sook (1987) "North Korea in 1986: Strengthening the Soviet ...

. In 1995, Camp 18 Tukchang part was returned to ordinary society and is called “Tukchang Coal Mine Complex”(득장지구탄광련합기업소). The camp was dismantled in 2006 and maybe reopened in 2016.

References

External links

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Map of Pyongan provinces
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Districts of South Pyongan {{NorthKorea-geo-stub