Counties · South Hamgyong · KP0317

County in South Hamgyong

Yodok

40,839people2008 census, may be outdated

1,341km²30 people per km²

30%live in towns

300documented abusesNKDB

1detention sites

1official markets

Yodok · South Hamgyong

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Seen from space

0.11% of the county lit at night in 2025

0.00% in 2013

The satellite product changed version in 2022 (dashed line). Annual VIIRS night lights, Earth Observation Group

Abuses by right violated

Individual Liberty & Dignity293
Freedom of Belief & Expression7

When they happened

11’60s
83’70s
38’80s
39’90s
39’00s
4’10s

Women and men

21,691 women (53%)19,148 men

Prison camps here

© Esri, MaxarCamp 15, Yodok15호 요덕 관리소 · South Hamgyong ProvinceReported closed or downsized, disputed
Had a "revolutionizing zone" from which some prisoners were released, which is why most early camp testimony comes from here. Kang Chol-hwan (The Aquariums of Pyongyang) was held here as a child.

Elsewhere in South Hamgyong

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