Kowon County
Kowŏn County is a county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It lies at the southern tip of the province.
- Town with about 95,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 60 metres (210 feet)
- Description: county of North Korea
- Also known as“Gowon-eup”“Kōgen-gun”“Kowon-gun”“Kowon-kun”“Sudong”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gowon.
Gowon
Railway station
Kowŏn station is a railway station of the Korean State…
Kowon County
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Latitude
39.4404° or 39° 26′ 25″ north
Longitude
127.2438° or 127° 14′ 38″ east
Open location code
8QF9C6RV+5G
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Kowon County” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kowŏn-gun”
- Chinese: “高原邑”
- Chinese: “高原郡”
- Czech: “Kowŏn”
- French: “comté de Kowon”
- French: “Gowon-eup”
- French: “Kowon”
- German: “Gowon-eup”
- Greek: “Γκόουον-γκουν”
- Greek: “Γκόουον-ουπ”
- Hungarian: “Kovon”
- Japanese: “高原邑”
- Japanese: “高原郡”
- Korean: “고원군”
- Korean: “고원읍”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Kowŏn Kūn”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kowon”
- Norwegian: “Kowon”
- Persian: “شهرستان گوون”
- Persian: “کاوون”
- Polish: “Kowŏn”
- Russian: “Ковон”
- Swedish: “Kowŏn-gun”
- Urdu: “کو وون کاؤنٹی”
- Vietnamese: “Cao Nguyên”
- Vietnamese: “Kowŏn”
- Welsh: “Sir Kowon”
- Yue Chinese: “高原郡”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Namheung-ri and Jungpyeong-ri.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gowon Stadium and Buraesan.
North Korea: Highlights
Learn more about Pyongyang and Baekdu Mountains.
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