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Hongcheon County

Hongcheon is a county and city in Gangwon Province, . The city lies on the northern bank of the Hongcheon River, southeast of . The terrain of the county is mainly mountainous and contains hot springs in the Hongcheong River valley.
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  • Type: County with 70,200 residents
  • Description: county in Gangwon Province, South Korea
  • Also known as: “Hongch’on”, “Hongcheon”, “Hongcheon-gun”, “Hongchon”, and “Kōsen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hongcheon Hyanggyo and Hongcheon Police Station.

Heritage site
Photo: Kwangmo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a heritage site.

Police station
Photo: Hyolee2, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hongcheon County

Latitude
37.6967° or 37° 41′ 48″ north
Longitude
127.8888° or 127° 53′ 20″ east
Population
70,200
Elevation
137 metres (449 feet)
Open location code
8Q99MVWQ+MG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 415153206
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
1844191
Wiki­data ID
Q50344
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Hongcheon County” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هونغتشون”
  • Catalan: “Hongcheon”
  • Cebuano: “Hongcheon-gun”
  • Chinese: “Hongcheon Kūn”
  • Chinese: “洪川郡”
  • Dutch: “Hongcheon”
  • French: “district de Hongcheon”
  • French: “District de Hongcheon”
  • French: “Hongcheon”
  • German: “Hongcheon-gun”
  • German: “Hongcheon”
  • Greek: “Χόνγκτσον”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Fùng-chhôn-khiùn”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Hongcheon Khiun”
  • Italian: “Contea di Hongcheon”
  • Italian: “Hongcheon”
  • Japanese: “洪川郡”
  • Korean: “Hongch’ŏn”
  • Korean: “Hongcheon-gun”
  • Korean: “홍천”
  • Korean: “홍천군”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hongcheon Kūn”
  • Mongolian: “Хунчонь-гүнь”
  • Northern Frisian: “Hongcheon (Lunkreis)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Hongcheon”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hongcheon”
  • Norwegian: “Hongcheon”
  • Persian: “شهرستان هونگ‌چون”
  • Persian: “هانگ‌شن”
  • Romanian: “Hongcheon”
  • Russian: “Хончхон”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Hongcheon”
  • Spanish: “Hongcheon”
  • Swedish: “Hongcheon-gun”
  • Turkish: “Hongcheon”
  • Ukrainian: “Хончхон”
  • Urdu: “ہونگچئون کاؤنٹی”
  • Vietnamese: “Hongcheon”
  • Welsh: “Sir Hongcheon”
  • Yue Chinese: “洪川郡”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Jin-ri and Galmagok-ri.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hongcheon-gun Office and Hongcheon Middle School.

Gangwon: Must-Visit Destinations

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