Kumgang County
Kŭmgang is a kun, or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea. Kŭmgang lies immediately north of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. It was formed in 1952 from a portion of Hoeyang County and from those sections of Yanggu, and Rinje counties that remained under Northern control after the armistice.
- County of North Korea with about 54,200 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 560 metres (1,850 feet)
- Also known as“Geumgang”“Geumgang-gun”“Kumgang-gun”“Kumgang-kun”
- Location
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Latitude
38.6309° or 38° 37′ 51″ north
Longitude
128.0083° or 128° 0′ 30″ east
Open location code
8QCCJ2J5+88
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Kumgang County” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kŭmgang-gun”
- Chinese: “金刚郡”
- Chinese: “金剛郡”
- Greek: “Γκούμγκανγκ-γκουν”
- Hungarian: “Kumgang”
- Japanese: “金剛郡”
- Korean: “금강”
- Korean: “금강군”
- Malay: “Kŭmgang”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Kŭmgang Kūn”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kumgang”
- Norwegian: “Kumgang”
- Persian: “شهرستان گومگانگ”
- Persian: “کومگانگ”
- Polish: “Kŭmgang”
- Russian: “Кымган”
- Swedish: “Kŭmgang-gun”
- Thai: “อำเภอคึมกัง”
- Urdu: “کوم گانگ کاؤنٹی”
- Vietnamese: “Kumgang-gun”
- Vietnamese: “Kumgang”
- Welsh: “Sir Kumgang”
- Yue Chinese: “金剛郡”
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