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.
Wikipedia
  • County of North Korea with 7,970 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 62 metres (203 feet)
  • Also known as
    “Bongcheon”
    “Bongcheon-gun”
    “P’yŏngch’ŏn”
    “P’yŏngch’ŏn-gun”
    “Pongch’on-gun”

Pongchon County

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Latitude
38.1509° or 38° 9′ 3″ north
Longitude
126.2265° or 126° 13′ 35″ east
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: “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”
  • Urdu: “پونگ چون کاؤنٹی”
  • Vietnamese: “Pongch’ŏn”
  • Vietnamese: “Pongchon”
  • Welsh: “Sir Pongchon”
  • Yue Chinese: “峯泉”

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