Valley-floor town
Streets and housing follow the flat ground between hills. This gives the town an elongated, branching outline instead of a round centre.
Minimalist map poster · North Korea
39.7006° N / 125.8933° E
A mining and industrial town in a river valley of South Pyongan, where rail lines and roads squeeze between wooded hills

One city, five moods
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The map
Kaech’ŏn lies in the uplands of South Pyongan province, north of Pyongyang, in the Ch’ŏngch’ŏn river basin. It grew as an industrial town based on coal mining, and its form follows that history. Built-up areas stretch along the valleys, rail spurs head towards pits and works, and steep wooded hills limit how far the streets can spread.
Mapping data for North Korea is thinner than for most countries. A Kaech’ŏn map poster therefore shows the outline of the place more than fine detail. It captures the main roads, the rail lines, the river courses and the blocks of the town centre, set against large areas of hillside that stay mostly empty in the linework.
That spareness suits the minimalist style. Where a larger city would fill the poster edge to edge, Kaech’ŏn appears as a narrow settlement following the valley floor. The shape is shaped by terrain and industry rather than by planning on open ground.
Streets and housing follow the flat ground between hills. This gives the town an elongated, branching outline instead of a round centre.
Railway tracks run through the valley and branch off towards mining and industrial sites. They add long, gently curving lines to the map.
Wooded hills fill much of the frame around the town. They leave wide quiet areas that frame the thin built-up strip.
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The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Kaech’ŏn
A map of Kaech’ŏn appeals to people with family roots in the province, to researchers and to collectors of unusual places. It shows how terrain and industry shaped a town that very few outsiders ever see on the ground.
Set your own title, subtitle and coordinates line, and choose Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. The $9 HD package includes six print sizes, each as a 300 DPI PNG and a print-ready PDF, with no watermark.
Order the Kaech’ŏn poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
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