Sonchon County
Sŏnch'ŏn County is a kun, or county, on the coast of the Yellow Sea in west-central North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. To the north it borders Ch'ŏnma, to the east Kusŏng and Kwaksan, and to the west Tongrim; to the south, it borders nothing but the sea.
- County of North Korea with about 126,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (50 feet)
- Also known as“Seoncheon”“Seoncheon-gun”“Sonch’on-gun”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sonchon station.
Sonchon station
Railway station
Sŏnch'ŏn station is a railway station in Sŏnch'ŏn-ŭp… Sonchon station is situated 4 km north of Sonchon County.
Sonchon County
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Latitude
39.7635° or 39° 45′ 49″ north
Longitude
124.9172° or 124° 55′ 2″ east
Open location code
8QF6QW78+9V
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Sonchon County” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sŏnch’ŏn-gun”
- Chinese: “宣川郡”
- French: “Comté de Sonchon”
- French: “Sonchon”
- Greek: “Σόντσον-γκουν”
- Hungarian: “Szoncshon”
- Japanese: “宣川”
- Japanese: “宣川郡”
- Korean: “선천”
- Korean: “선천군”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Sŏnch’ŏn Kūn”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sonchon”
- Norwegian: “Sonchon”
- Polish: “Sŏnch’ŏn”
- Russian: “Сончхон”
- Swedish: “Sŏnch’ŏn-gun”
- Urdu: “سون چون کاؤنٹی”
- Vietnamese: “Sŏnch’ŏn”
- Welsh: “Sir Sonchon”
- Yue Chinese: “宣川郡”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Iso-ri and Changgong-ni.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tarŭmnamu-gogae and Taeryuk-san.
North Korea: Highlights
Learn more about Pyongyang and Baekdu Mountains.
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