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Kaechon

Also known as Kaechon City

'''Kaech'ŏn or Kaechon''' ( , ; Hangul: , Hanja: ) is a city in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea.

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Settlement.name: Kaech'ŏn
Settlement.native_name_lang: ko
Settlement.other_name: Kaechon
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipal City
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Chosŏn'gŭl
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: 개천시
Settlement.translit_lang1: Korean
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Hancha
Settlement.translit_lang1_info2: Kaech'ŏn-si
Settlement.translit_lang1_info3: Gaecheon-si
Settlement.image_map: File:DPRK2006 Pyongnam-Kaechon.PNG
Settlement.map_caption: Map of South Pyongan showing the location of Kaechon
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 9
Settlement.mapframe point: none
Settlement.pushpin_map: North Korea
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within North Korea
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country

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Wikidata facts

Official name: 价川市
Population: 319554
Area: 738
Image: Songam Cave (5063216873).jpg

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Revised Romanization: Gaecheon-si
McCune–Reischauer romanization: Kaech'ŏn-si

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Contents

Geography
Administrative divisions
Economy
Transportation
Tourism
Prison camps
See also
Notes
Further reading
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'''Kaech'ŏn or Kaechon''' ( , ; Hangul: , Hanja: ) is a city in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea.

==Geography== The Myohyangsan, Changansan, Ch'ŏnsŏngsan, and Ch'ŏngryongsan mountain ranges come together in Kaech'ŏn. The highest peak is Paekt'apsan. The most important rivers are the Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River and the Taedong River. The area of the city is 61% forested.