Hwacheon-eup
Hwacheon-eup is a town in Hwacheon, Gangwon and has an elevation of 800 metres. Hwacheon-eup is situated nearby to the village Jung-ri, as well as near Daei-ri.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town
- Description: town in Hwacheon County, Gangwon, South Korea
- Also known as: “Hwach’ŏn-myŏn”, “Hwacheon”, “Hwacheon-myeon”, “Hwachon”, and “Kasen-men”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hwacheon Dam.
Hwacheon Dam
Dam
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hwacheon Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the North Han River in Hwacheon County, Gangwon-do Province, South Korea. The dam was completed in 1944 as a primary source of electricity in southern Korea. Hwacheon Dam is situated 3½ km southeast of Hwacheon-eup.
Hwacheon-eup
- Categories: eup of South Korea and locality
- Location: Hwacheon, Gangwon, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
38.1446° or 38° 8′ 40″ northLongitude
127.7547° or 127° 45′ 17″ eastElevation
800 metres (2,625 feet)Open location code
8QC94QV3+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 4920826530OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hwacheon-eup” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hwacheon-eup”
- Chinese: “華川邑”
- Greek: “Χουάτσον-ουπ”
- Japanese: “華川邑”
- Korean: “Hwacheon-eup”
- Korean: “화천”
- Korean: “화천면”
- Korean: “화천읍”
- Swedish: “Hwacheon-eup”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Jung-ri and Daei-ri.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 제8보병여단 and G 314 Airport.
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