Pobang-dong

Pobang-dong is a locality in , . Pobang-dong is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kijong-dong and Daeseong-dong.

Hamlet
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Kijŏng-dong, Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng tong or Kaepoong is a Potemkin village in P'yŏnghwa-ri, Panmun-guyok, , . It is situated in the North's half of the . is situated 6 km northeast of Pobang-dong.

Village
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is a in close to the North Korean border. It lies within the . The village is about 1.6 kilometres south of the , and 12 km from the city of , North Korea. is situated 8 km northeast of Pobang-dong.

Photo: Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
, also P'anmunjŏm, is on the demarcation line between and . It is a living relic of the Cold War era. It can only be visited on an organized tour.

Pobang-dong

Latitude
37.90623° or 37° 54′ 22″ north
Longitude
126.60377° or 126° 36′ 14″ east
Elevation
77 metres (253 feet)
Open location code
8Q98WJ43+FG
Geo­Names ID
1872579
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Korean—“Pobang-dong” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “寶坊洞”
  • Korean: “보방동”

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