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title: "Ch’oma-bong Restricted Area: North Korea Prison Camp Dossier | Save North Korea"
description: "Ch’oma-bong Restricted Area (Political prison camp (kwanliso)): Operating (per HRNK). Located in South Pyongan Province. Type of prisoners: Unknown Type of Labor: Mining, agricultural production Detailed analysis of Ch’oma-bong Restricted Area can be found in this 2016 HRNK report: https://www.hrnk.org/uploads/pdfs/ASA_HRNK_Chmbg_201603_FINAL.pdf"
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[Prison camps](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps) · South Pyongan Province

Political prison camp · kwanliso 

# Ch’oma-bong Restricted Area

처마봉 통제구역

The Ch’oma-bong Restricted Area in South Pyongan Province encompasses an isolated mountain enclave restricted from general civilian entry and guarded by dedicated sentries.

**Unknown** prisoners no reliable published estimate 

**Active** Operating (per HRNK) 

**State Security** run by 

Kaechon City · South Pyongan

Ch’oma-bong Restricted Area · 39.6314°N, 125.9993°E [Google Maps ↗](https://www.google.com/maps/@39.631412,125.999343,13z/data=!3m1!1e3) · Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics 

[ Open on the intel map](https://savenorthkorea.org/map#camps=camp-16)[ Kaechon City county](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/kaechon)[ How the camp system works](https://savenorthkorea.org/learn/north-korea-prison-camps)

## Forced labor

- Mining
- Agricultural production

## Crimes against humanity

Whole families are sent to kwanliso without trial under guilt by association (yeonjwa-je). The 2014 UN Commission of Inquiry found these crimes in the political prison camps:

- Extermination
- Murder
- Enslavement
- Torture
- Imprisonment
- Rape
- Forced abortion
- Persecution
- Enforced disappearance

## Sources

- [**HRNK prison camp map** hrnk.org ↗ ](https://www.hrnk.org/)
- [**HRNK satellite report (2016)** hrnk.org ↗ ](https://www.hrnk.org/uploads/pdfs/ASA%5FHRNK%5FChmbg%5F201603%5FFINAL.pdf)
- [**UN Commission of Inquiry (2014)** ohchr.org ↗ ](https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/co-idprk/commission-inquiry-on-h-rin-dprk)

## Other facilities in South Pyongan Province

- [ © Esri, Maxar **Camp 14, Kaechon** Political prison camp · Operating ](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps/kwanliso-14)
- [ © Esri, Maxar **Camp 18, Pukchang** Political prison camp · Reported closed or merged ](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps/kwanliso-18)
- [ © Esri, Maxar **Kyo-hwa-so No. 11, Chung-san** Prison · Operating (per HRNK) ](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps/kyohwaso-11-chungsan)