Pongchon County

Pongch'ŏn County is located in , . Formerly known as P'yŏngch'ŏn County, this county was split from P'yŏngsan County in 1952. In 1990, it was given its current name.
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  • Type: county of North Korea with 7,970 residents
  • Description: county of North Korea
  • Also known as: Bongcheon”, “Bongcheon-gun”, “P’yŏngch’ŏn”, “P’yŏngch’ŏn-gun”, and “Pongch’on-gun

Pongchon County

Latitude
38.1509° or 38° 9′ 3″ north
Longitude
126.2265° or 126° 13′ 35″ east
Population
7,970
Elevation
62 metres (203 feet)
Open location code
8QC8562G+9J
Geo­Names ID
1871938
Wiki­data ID
Q705113
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Pongchon County” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Pongch’ŏn-gun
  • Chinese: Pongch’ŏn Kūn
  • Chinese: 峯泉
  • Chinese: 峯泉郡
  • Chinese: 峰泉郡
  • Greek: Μπόνγκτσον-γκουν
  • Hungarian: Pongcshon
  • Japanese: 峰泉郡
  • Korean: 봉천
  • Korean: 봉천군
  • Min Nan Chinese: Pongch’ŏn Kūn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Pongchon
  • Norwegian: Pongchon
  • Polish: Pongch’ŏn
  • Russian: Пончхон
  • Swedish: Pongch’ŏn-gun
  • Vietnamese: Pongch’ŏn
  • Vietnamese: Pongchon
  • Welsh: Sir Pongchon
  • Yue Chinese: 峯泉

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