Pongch'ŏn County (Pongch'ŏn-gun) is located in
South Hwanghae Province
South Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaenamdo; , lit. "south Yellow Sea province") is a province in western North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital i ...
,
North Korea
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. Formerly known as P'yŏngch'ŏn County (平川郡), this county was split from P'yŏngsan County in 1952. In 1990, it was given its current name.
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Administrative divisions
Pongch'ŏn county is divided into 1 ''
ŭp'' (town) and 22 ''
ri'' (villages):
References
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Counties of South Hwanghae