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| Kintra | North Korea |
| State | Pyongannam-do |
| Admeenistrative centre | Hyesan |
| Population (2008 [1]) | |
| • Total | 50,033 |
Tukchang (Tŭkjang-chigu) is an destrict o Pyongannam-do in North Korea.
Tukchang wis established as its awn admeenistrative aurie efter separatin frae Pukchang in 1995.
Admeenistrative destricts
[eedit | eedit soorce]The destrict is split intae nine dong (neebourheids).
Preeson Camp
[eedit | eedit soorce]Poleetical Preson Camp No. 18 is a muckle preeson labor colony in Tukchang destrict an Pukchang coonty at the banks o Taedong River. Mony o the 50000 preesoners are forcit tae wirk in coal mines.[2]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Korean Central Bureau of Statistics: 2008 Population Census Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine (Population 2008, Published in 2009)
- ↑ "Committee for Human Rights in North Korea: The Hidden Gulag (Section: Testimony Kwan-li-so No. 18 Bukchang, p. 69 - 76)" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 13 Mairch 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- (in Inglis) Map o Pyongan provinces Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Korean) Detailed map
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