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Tukchang

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Tukchang
Chosŏn'gŭl: 득장지구
Hanja: 得將地區
RR:
MR: Tŭkjang-chigu
KintraNorth Korea
StatePyongannam-do
Admeenistrative centreHyesan
Population
 (2008 [1])
 • Total50,033

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

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The destrict is split intae nine dong (neebourheids).

Preeson Camp

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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

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  1. Korean Central Bureau of Statistics: 2008 Population Census Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine (Population 2008, Published in 2009)
  2. "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

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