Geum River
The Geum River is a major river of South Korea that originates in Jangsu-eup, North Jeolla Province. It flows northward through North Jeolla and North Chungcheong Provinces and then changes direction in the vicinity of Greater Daejeon and flows southwest through South Chungcheong Province before emptying into the Yellow Sea near Gunsan.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in South Korea
- Also known as: “Chanpo Kan”, “Geum-gang”, “Geumgang River”, “Keum”, “Keum Kang”, “Kin-kō”, “Kiuko”, “Kum River”, “Kŭm Song”, “Kŭm-gang”, “Kymgan”, “Kymganas”, “Rio Geum”, “Sông Geumgang”, “호강”, “熊津江”, and “白馬江”
- Historically known as: “Keum Gang”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gunsan and Seocheon-eup.
Geum River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: South Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.99862° or 35° 59′ 55″ north
Longitude
126.66436° or 126° 39′ 52″ east
Open location code
8Q78XMX7+CP
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Wu Chinese—“Geum River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Geum”
- Belarusian: “Кымган”
- Bulgarian: “Къймган”
- Cebuano: “Yontan Kan”
- Chinese: “錦江”
- Chinese: “锦江”
- Czech: “Kumgang”
- Czech: “Kŭmgang”
- Dutch: “Geum”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر چيوم”
- French: “Kum”
- German: “Geumgang”
- Japanese: “錦江”
- Korean: “금강”
- Lithuanian: “Kemgangas”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Geum”
- Norwegian: “Geum”
- Persian: “رود گیوم”
- Russian: “Кымган”
- Slovenian: “Geum”
- Spanish: “Río Geum”
- Turkish: “Geum Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Річка Геум”
- Venetian: “Fiume Geum”
- Vietnamese: “Sông Geum”
- Welsh: “Afon Geum”
- Wu Chinese: “锦江 (韩国)”
- Wu Chinese: “锦江（韩国）”
- “Geumgang”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Seongan and Changam-ni.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Jeonmangsan-deungdae and Zenbonsan.
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