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Housing Construction in DPRK

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) -- Housing construction has been extensively carried on in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea this year. A large number of dwellings were built in towns and county seats including Manpho City, Kim Jong Suk County, Chosan County, Paechon County and Anak County.
    The Party information workers mobilized in the project of sprucing up the revolutionary battle sites and historical sites in the Mt. Paektu area have completed the construction of houses for more than 500 families in Samjiyon County.
    Dwelling houses for more than 3,600 families have made their appearance in cities and counties of South Phyongan Province including Phyongsong City, Kaechon City and Phyongwon County.
    New dwelling houses have been constructed for 500 coal miners in Tukjang area, Pukchang County, 200 freshwater fish breeders in Nampho City and 300 discharged soldiers in Onchon County who have volunteered there to reclaim the Kumsong tideland upholding the far-reaching nature-remaking plan of the Workers' Party of Korea.
    More than 10,000 modern dwellings have been built in rural communities throughout the country.
    Among them are 920 houses in South Phyongan Province, 180 on the Kangan Co-op Farm, Unpha County, scores of houses in Soksan-ri, Hwangju County and tens of houses in Mikok-ri, Sariwon City, North Hwanghae Province.
    Thousands of families have moved into new houses in North Hwanghae, North and South Hamgyong, Kangwon and North Phyongan Provinces