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.
- Stream
- …was formerly known as “Keum Gang”
- Description: river in South Korea
- Also known as“Chanpo Kan”“Geumgang River”“Kin-kō”“Kiuko”“Kum River”“Kŭm Song”“Kŭm-gang”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gunsan and Seocheon-eup.
Gunsan
Gunsan, also romanized as Kunsan, is a city in North Jeolla Province, South Korea.
Geum River
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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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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Wu Chinese—“Geum River” goes by many names.
Ríu GeumAsturian
КымганBelarusian
КъймганBulgarian
Yontan KanCebuano
錦江Chinese
锦江Chinese
GeumgangCzech
KŭmgangCzech
KymganCzech
GeumDutch
Geum-gangDutch
KeumDutch
Keum KangDutch
نهر چيومEgyptian Arabic
KymganasLithuanian
GeumNorwegian
GeumNorwegian Bokmål
رود گیومPersian
КымганRussian
GeumSlovenian
Geum NehriTurkish
Річка ГеумUkrainian
Fiume GeumVenetian
GeumVietnamese
Sông GeumVietnamese
Sông GeumgangVietnamese
Afon GeumWelsh
锦江（韩国）Wu Chinese
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