Munchon

Munch'ŏn is a city located in Kangwŏn Province. It lies on the coast of the and borders .
  • City with about 123,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
  • Description: North Korean city located in Kangwŏn Province
  • Also known as
    “Bumpyo”
    “Bunhei-ri”
    “Bunpeiri”
    “Buntei”
    “Munch’ŏn Nodongjagu”
    “Munch’ŏn-ŭp”
    “Munchŏn City”
    “Munchŏn-si”
    “Munchyong”
    “Munp’yŏng-ni”
    “Munpyong”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Munchon station.
Railway station
Munch'ŏn station is a railway station…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wonsan.
, previously known as Wonsanjin, is a port city…
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Latitude
39.23701° or 39° 14′ 13″ north
Longitude
127.35987° or 127° 21′ 36″ east
Open location code
8QF969P5+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Munchon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مونتشون”
  • Bavarian: “Munchŏn”
  • Bengali: “মুনচান”
  • Catalan: “Munchon”
  • Chinese: “文川市”
  • Czech: “Munčchŏn”
  • Danish: “Munchon”
  • Dutch: “Munchon”
  • Esperanto: “Munĉon”
  • Finnish: “Muncheon”
  • Finnish: “Munchon”
  • French: “Munchŏn”
  • German: “Munch’ŏn”
  • Greek: “Μούντσον”
  • Gujarati: “મન્ચન”
  • Hindi: “मंचों”
  • Hungarian: “Muncshon”
  • Indonesian: “Munchon”
  • Irish: “Munchon”
  • Italian: “Muchon”
  • Japanese: “文川”
  • Japanese: “文川市”
  • Kannada: “ಮುಂಚೊನ್”
  • Korean: “문천”
  • Korean: “문천군”
  • Korean: “문천시”
  • Latvian: “Munčona”
  • Lithuanian: “Munčonas”
  • Low German: “Munchon”
  • Malay: “Munchon”
  • Marathi: “मंचन”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Munch’ŏn Chhī”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Munchon”
  • Norwegian: “Munchon”
  • Persian: “مونچون”
  • Polish: “Munch’ŏn”
  • Portuguese: “Munchon”
  • Russian: “Мунчхон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Munch’ŏn”
  • Sinhala: “මන්චන්”
  • Spanish: “Munchŏn”
  • Swedish: “Munch’ŏn”
  • Swedish: “Muncheon”
  • Tamil: “முன்சேன்”
  • Tatar: “Мунчон”
  • Telugu: “మాంచోన్”
  • Thai: “มึนเชิน”
  • Thai: “มุนช็อน”
  • Turkish: “Munchon”
  • Ukrainian: “Мунчхон”
  • Urdu: “مونچون”
  • Venetian: “Muchon”
  • Vietnamese: “Munch’ŏn”

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