Pochŏn-ŭp is a town located in
Pochon County
Poch'ŏn County is a ''kun'', or county, in Ryanggang Province, North Korea. It looks westward across the Amrok River at China.
Geography
The Masingryong Mountains pass through the county, which slopes downward gradually to the west. The count ...
,
Ryanggang 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 shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...
. The
Battle of Poch'ŏnbo took place there in June, 1937, during the
Japanese occupation.
The
Pochonbo Museum of the Revolution, related to the battle, is located in Pochon.
[
Pochon-up is designated as a Revolutionary Battle Site that also includes the Kusi Barrage Revolutionary Battle Site and the battle site of Konjang Hill.]
References
Towns in North Korea
Ryanggang
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