Ku-ch’on

Ku-ch’on is a locality in , . Ku-ch’on is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kijong-dong and Daeseong-dong.

Hamlet
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Kijŏng-dong, Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng tong or Kaepoong is a Potemkin village in P'yŏnghwa-ri, Panmun-guyok, , . It is situated in the North's half of the . is situated 6 km northeast of Ku-ch’on.

Village
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is a in close to the North Korean border. It lies within the . The village is about 1.6 kilometres south of the , and 12 km from the city of , North Korea. is situated 8 km northeast of Ku-ch’on.

Photo: Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
, also P'anmunjŏm, is on the demarcation line between and . It is a living relic of the Cold War era. It can only be visited on an organized tour.

Ku-ch’on

Latitude
37.90175° or 37° 54′ 6″ north
Longitude
126.60662° or 126° 36′ 24″ east
Elevation
77 metres (253 feet)
Open location code
8Q98WJ24+MJ
Geo­Names ID
1876986
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Korean—“Ku-ch’on” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “九村”
  • Chinese: “興旺里”
  • Chinese: “舊村”
  • Korean: “구말”
  • Korean: “구촌”
  • Korean: “흥왕리”

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