On the southern border with Unsan County, South Pyongan, the Chonsong mountain range also runs east-west.

[3] The district is split into 1 ŭp (town), 4 rodongjagu (worker districts) and 21 ri (villages): Built in the 1960s with Soviet assistance,[4] Pukchang has the power station with the highest generating capacity in North Korea, with the Pukchang Thermal Power Complex having a generation capacity of 1600 MW, reached in December 1984.

The power plant suffered issues due to the low quality fuel oil provided by the USA under the Agreed Framework, which had a high sulfur content and thus would cause significant damage to the boilers.

According to NKNews sources, various cities had a marked improvement in electricity supply in 2018, although rural areas mostly relied on solar panels.

The product of filters unreplaced since its construction in 1983, residents from the nearby community report high rates of birth defects, dermatitis, and respiratory disease contributing to an average life expectancy short of mid-50s.