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Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	덕천시
• Hancha	德川市
• McCune–Reischauer	Tŏkch'ŏn-si
• Revised Romanization	Deokcheon-si
Coordinates: 39°45′40″N 126°18′43″E / 39.761°N 126.312°E / 39.761; 126.312Coordinates: 39°45′40″N 126°18′43″E / 39.761°N 126.312°E / 39.761; 126.312
Country	North Korea
Province	South P'yŏngan
Administrative divisions	22 tong, 10 ri
Population (2009)
• Total	237,133

Tŏkch'ŏn (Korean pronunciation: [tʌk̚.tsʰʌn]) is a si, or city, in northern South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It is bordered by Nyŏngwŏn and Maengsan to the east, Kujang county in North P'yŏngan province to the north, Kaech'ŏn to the west and Pukch'ang to the south. It was known as "Tokugawa" during Japanese rule.

History

On April 28, 2017, a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile launched from near Pukchang Airport reportedly crashed into Ch'ŏngsin-dong, Tokchon, damaging several structures in the city.^[1]

Administrative divisions

Tŏkch'ŏn-si is divided into 22 tong (neighbourhoods) and 10 ri (villages):

Economy

The Sŭngri Motor Plant (with associated workshops) has been one of the few domestic sources of both low-cost replicas of foreign passenger cars and military-service trucks in North Korea since it was established in 1950, and developed through the massive militarization campaigns of Kim Il-sung in the 1970s and 80s.

However, the total depletion of foreign credit by the end of the 1980s caused the manufacturing industry to implode; the supply of steel for metalworking at Sŭngri slowed to a trickle, and even when available, the production lines had regular power outages. The severe famine in the countryside had also caused an exodus of starving peasants to the cities, further straining food supplies and worker productivity. 20,000 cars and trucks were made in Tŏkch'ŏn in 1980, by 1996 the number was just 150, all of which were Army trucks, some later modified as rocket artillery launchers.^[2]

Transportation

Tŏkch'ŏn-si is served by the Korean State Railway's P'yŏngdŏk line and five branchlines.

See also

• List of secondary subdivisions of North Korea


• Geography of North Korea


• South Pyongan

Further reading

• Dormels, Rainer. North Korea's Cities: Industrial facilities, internal structures and typification. Jimoondang, 2014. .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
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References

External links

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  (in Korean) In Korean language online encyclopedias:
  
  
  
  • Doosan Encyclopedia (Encyber)
  
  
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    Korean language Britannica (Empas) (Map)
  
  
  • Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (Empas)
  
  
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)
  
  
  
  


• City profile of Tokchon

v t e Largest cities or towns in North Korea 2008 Census[1]
	Rank	Name	Administrative division	Pop.	Rank	Name	Administrative division	Pop.
Pyongyang Hamhung	1	Pyongyang	Pyongyang Capital City	3,255,288	11	Sunchon	South Pyongan	297,317	Chongjin Nampo
	2	Hamhung	South Hamgyong	768,551	12	Pyongsong	South Pyongan	284,386
	3	Chongjin	North Hamgyong	667,929	13	Haeju	South Hwanghae	273,300
	4	Nampo	South Pyongan Province	366,815	14	Kanggye	Chagang	251,971
	5	Wonsan	Kangwon	363,127	15	Anju	South Pyongan	240,117
	6	Sinuiju	North Pyongan	359,341	16	Tokchon	South Pyongan	237,133
	7	Tanchon	South Hamgyong	345,875	17	Kimchaek	North Hamgyong	207,299
	8	Kaechon	South Pyongan	319,554	18	Rason	Rason Special Economic Zone	196,954
	9	Kaesong	North Hwanghae	308,440	19	Kusong	North Pyongan	196,515
	10	Sariwon	North Hwanghae	307,764	20	Hyesan	Ryanggang	192,680

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