East Asia
North Korea
South Hamgyong

Kowon County

Kowŏn County is a county in province, . It lies at the southern tip of the province.
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  • Type: Town with 95,000 residents
  • Description: county of North Korea
  • Also known as: “Gowon-eup”, “Kōgen-gun”, “Kowon-gun”, “Kowon-kun”, and “Sudong”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gowon.

Railway station
Kowŏn station is a railway station of the Korean State Railway in Kowŏn-ŭp, Kowŏn County, , . It is the junction where the P'yŏngra Line, which connects to , meets the Kangwŏn Line running from Kowŏn to P'yŏnggang.

Kowon County

Latitude
39.4404° or 39° 26′ 25″ north
Longitude
127.2438° or 127° 14′ 38″ east
Population
95,000
Elevation
63 metres (207 feet)
Open location code
8QF9C6RV+5G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 344242149
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1875589
Wiki­data ID
Q704804
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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: “Kowŏn Kūn”
  • 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”
  • Vietnamese: “Cao Nguyên”
  • Vietnamese: “Kowon”
  • 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.

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