Myonggan County

Myŏnggan County, formerly known as Hwasŏng County, is a kun, or county, in North Hamgyong province, . Unlike many Korean districts that date from the Joseon Dynasty, Hwasong was created after liberation.
Wikipedia
  • County of North Korea with 99,600 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 586 metres (1,923 feet)
  • Also known as
    “Myeonggan”
    “Myeonggan-gun”
    “Myŏnggan-gun”
    “Myonggan-kun”
    “Yŏngan”
    “Yŏngan-gun”

Myonggan County

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Latitude
41.1407° or 41° 8′ 26″ north
Longitude
129.4321° or 129° 25′ 55″ east
Open location code
8QHF4CRJ+7R
Geo­Names ID
2042710
Wiki­data ID
Q705076

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Myonggan County” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hwasŏng-gun”
  • Chinese: “化城郡”
  • Chinese: “明澗郡”
  • Greek: “Μιόνγκαν-γκουν”
  • Hungarian: “Mjonggan”
  • Japanese: “化成郡”
  • Japanese: “明澗郡”
  • Korean: “명간”
  • Korean: “명간군”
  • Korean: “화성군”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Myŏnggan Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hwasong”
  • Norwegian: “Hwasong”
  • Polish: “Myŏnggan”
  • Swedish: “Hwasŏng-gun”
  • Urdu: “میونگان کاؤنٹی”
  • Vietnamese: “Myonggan”
  • Welsh: “Sir Myonggan”
  • Yue Chinese: “化成”

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