Hwapyong County

Hwapyong County is a kun, or county, in , . It was incorporated as a new county as part of a general reorganization of local government in December 1952. Previously it had been part of and .
Wikipedia
  • Type: county of North Korea with 42,200 residents
  • Description: county of North Korea
  • Also known as: “Hwap’yong-gun”, “Hwaphyong County”, “Hwaphyong-gun”, “Hwaphyong-kun”, “Hwapyeong”, “Hwapyeong-gun”, “Hwapyeonggun”, “Hwapyong-gun”, and “Hwapyong-kun”

Hwapyong County

Latitude
41.1971° or 41° 11′ 50″ north
Longitude
126.9504° or 126° 57′ 2″ east
Population
42,200
Elevation
1,015 metres (3,330 feet)
Open location code
8QH85XW2+R5
Geo­Names ID
2043879
Wiki­data ID
Q705466
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Hwapyong County” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hwap’yŏng-gun”
  • Chinese: “Hwap’yŏng Kūn”
  • Chinese: “和坪”
  • Chinese: “和坪郡”
  • Greek: “Χουάπιονγκ-γκουν”
  • Hungarian: “Hvaphjong”
  • Japanese: “和坪郡”
  • Korean: “화평”
  • Korean: “화평군”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hwap’yŏng Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hwapyong”
  • Norwegian: “Hwapyong”
  • Polish: “Hwap’yŏng”
  • Russian: “Хвапхён”
  • Swedish: “Hwap’yŏng-gun”
  • Urdu: “ہوا پیونگ کاؤنٹی”
  • Vietnamese: “Hwapyong”
  • Welsh: “Sir Hwapyong”
  • Yue Chinese: “和坪”

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