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Paechon County
View on WikipediaPaech'ŏn County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea.
Key Information
Etymology
[edit]The modern name comes from a corruption of the old name "Paikju" (白州) which originated from the region's role as a silver mine. The syllable ju was replaced with chon following the name convention at the time. The region was also called Unsan (銀山, Silver Mountain) because of this. [2]
History
[edit]The region was called Toraphyeon (The word Torap had the meaning of a big town in the local language) during the time of Goguryeo, and was historically known as Paikju since 940.[3] In 1403, the word Paechon first appears after the region got this name.The county was officially created in 1895, but was re-merged into Yeonbaek county in 1915.[4] The modern county was recreated from some areas of the former Yeonbaek County in 1952. Paech'ŏn county became part of South Hwanghae in 1954.[2]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Paech'ŏn county is divided into 1 ŭp (town), 1 rodongjagu (workers' district) and 26 ri (villages):
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Transportation
[edit]Paech'ŏn county is served by the Paech'ŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.
References
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37°58′47″N 126°18′15″E / 37.9797°N 126.3042°E
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