Myongchon County

Myŏngch'ŏn County is a kun, or county, in North Hamgyong province, . The county is home to numerous hot springs.
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  • Type: county of North Korea with 65,800 residents
  • Description: county of North Korea
  • Also known as: Meisen-gun”, “Myeongcheon-gun”, and “Myongch’on-gun

Myongchon County

Latitude
40.9703° or 40° 58′ 13″ north
Longitude
129.4844° or 129° 29′ 4″ east
Population
65,800
Elevation
373 metres (1,224 feet)
Open location code
8QGFXFCM+4Q
Geo­Names ID
2042719
Wiki­data ID
Q705454
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Myongchon County” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Myŏngch’ŏn-gun
  • Chinese: Myŏngch’ŏn Kūn
  • Chinese: 明川
  • Chinese: 明川郡
  • Greek: Μιόνγκτσον-γκουν
  • Hungarian: Mjongcshon
  • Japanese: 明川郡
  • Korean: 명천
  • Korean: 명천군
  • Min Nan Chinese: Myŏngch’ŏn Kūn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Myongchon
  • Norwegian: Myongchon
  • Polish: Myŏngch’ŏn
  • Russian: Мёнчхон
  • Swedish: Myŏngch’ŏn-gun
  • Urdu: میونگچون کاؤنٹی
  • Vietnamese: Myŏngch’ŏn
  • Vietnamese: Myongchon
  • Welsh: Sir Myongchon
  • Yue Chinese: 明川

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