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P'ungch'ang Destination Guide

Explore P'ungch'ang in North Korea

P'ungch'ang in the region of P'yŏngan-bukto is a town in North Korea - some 74 mi or ( 120 km ) North of Pyongyang , the country's capital city .

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Current time in P'ungch'ang is now 05:00 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Pyongyang " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Daejeon, Seoul, Incheon, Chungju, and Yongsang-ni. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Daejeon . Where to go and what to see in P'ungch'ang ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Taechon Northwest Airport

Taechon Northwest Airport is an airport in Pyongan-bukto, North Korea. It is 14 km northwest of the main Taechon Airport and also 15 km northeast of Panghyon Airport.

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Located at 39.99 125.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Airports in North Korea, North Pyongan

Taechon Airport

Taechon Airport is an airport in Pyongan-bukto, North Korea.

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Located at 39.90 125.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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Kusong

Kusŏng is a coterminous city in central North Pyongan province, North Korea. It borders Taegwan to the north, Taechon to the east, Kwaksan and Chongju to the south, and Chonma to the north. The highest point is Chongryongsan (청룡산, 920 m). The year-round average temperature is 8.2 °C, with a January average of -9.6 °C and an August average of 23.3 °C. 1300 millimeters of rain fall in a typical year. 22% of the county's area is cultivated; 64% is forested.

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Located at 39.97 125.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Cities in North Pyongan

Panghyon Airport

Panghyon Airport is an airport near Panghyŏn-dong in Kusong, Pyongan-bukto, North Korea.

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Located at 39.93 125.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center

The Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center is North Korea's major nuclear facility, operating its first nuclear reactors. It is located in the county of Nyŏngbyŏn in North Pyong'an Province, about 90 km north of Pyongyang. The center produced the fissile material for North Korea's nuclear weapon tests in 2006 and 2009, and since 2009 is developing indigenous light water reactor nuclear power station technology.

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Located at 39.93 125.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Economy of North Korea, Foreign relations of North Korea, Graphite moderated reactors, Military of North Korea, Nuclear power stations in North Korea, Nuclear program of North Korea, Nuclear reprocessing sites, Nuclear research centers, Nuclear technology in North Korea, Research institutes in North Korea, Uncompleted nuclear reactors