Kosan County

Kosan is a kun, or county, in Kangwŏn province, .
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  • Type: county of North Korea with 104,000 residents
  • Description: county of North Korea
  • Also known as: Gosan”, “Gosan-gun”, “Kosan-kun”, and “Kosankun

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ryongjiweon and Kosan station.

Railway station
Ryongjiwŏn station is a railway station in Ryongjiwŏl-li, Kosan county, Kangwŏn province, , on the Kangwŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.

Railway station
is a railway station in Kosan-ŭp, Kosan county, Kangwŏn province, , on the Kangwŏn Line of the Korean State Railway. The station, along with the rest of the former Kyŏngwŏn Line, was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 16 August 1914. is situated 4½ km south of Kosan County.

Kosan County

Latitude
38.8976° or 38° 53′ 51″ north
Longitude
127.4264° or 127° 25′ 35″ east
Population
104,000
Elevation
171 metres (561 feet)
Open location code
8QC9VCXG+2H
Geo­Names ID
1875637
Wiki­data ID
Q486773
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Kosan County” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Kosan-gun
  • Chinese: Kosan Kūn
  • Chinese: 高山郡
  • French: Arrondissement de Kosan
  • Greek: Γκόσαν-γκουν
  • Hungarian: Koszan
  • Japanese: 高山郡
  • Korean: 고산
  • Korean: 고산군
  • Min Nan Chinese: Kosan Kūn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kosan
  • Norwegian: Kosan
  • Persian: شهرستان کوسان
  • Persian: شهرستان گوسان
  • Polish: Kosan
  • Swedish: Kosan-gun
  • Vietnamese: Kosan
  • Welsh: Sir Kosan
  • Yue Chinese: 高山郡

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ryongjiwŏn-dari and Kap’o-jŏsuji.

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