Wiwon-up
Wiwon-up is a town in Chagang, North Korea. Wiwon-up is situated nearby to the village Risan-ri, as well as near 地沟村.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wiwon Dam.
Wiwon Dam
Dam
The Wiwon Dam or Weiyuan Dam is a gravity dam on the Yalu River between China and North Korea. It is located 40 km southwest of Ji'an in Jilin Province, China and Wiwon in Chagang Province, North Korea.
Wiwon-up
- Type: Town
- Also known as: “Hwach’ang-ni”, “Kuŭm-ni”, “Kuŭp-tong”, “Kyūyū-dō”, “Wiwŏn”, and “Wiwŏn-ŭp”
- Category: locality
- Location: Chagang, North Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.89844° or 40° 53′ 54″ north
Longitude
125.96901° or 125° 58′ 9″ east
Elevation
147 metres (482 feet)
Open location code
8QG7VXX9+9J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Wiwon-up from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Wiwon-up” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “渭原邑”
- French: “Wiwon-up”
- Greek: “Ουίουον-ουπ”
- Japanese: “渭原邑”
- Korean: “위원읍”
- Russian: “Вивон”
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