Hochon County

Hŏch'ŏn is a county in province, . It was created after the division of Korea, from portions of and P'ungsan.
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  • Type: county of North Korea with 105,000 residents
  • Description: county of North Korea
  • Also known as: Heocheon”, “Heocheon-gun”, “Hoch’on-gun”, “Hochon-gun”, and “Hochon-kun

Hochon County

Latitude
40.8058° or 40° 48′ 21″ north
Longitude
128.6343° or 128° 38′ 3″ east
Population
105,000
Elevation
1,085 metres (3,560 feet)
Open location code
8QGCRJ4M+8P
Geo­Names ID
2044126
Wiki­data ID
Q704943
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Hochon County” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Hŏch’ŏn-gun
  • Chinese: Hŏch’ŏn Kūn
  • Chinese: 虚川郡
  • Chinese: 虛川
  • Chinese: 虛川郡
  • Greek: Χότσον-γκουν
  • Hungarian: Hocshon
  • Japanese: 虚川郡
  • Korean: 허천
  • Korean: 허천군
  • Min Nan Chinese: Hŏch’ŏn Kūn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Hochon
  • Norwegian: Hochon
  • Polish: Hŏch’ŏn
  • Swedish: Hŏch’ŏn-gun
  • Vietnamese: Hŏch’ŏn
  • Vietnamese: Hochon
  • Welsh: Sir Hochon
  • Yue Chinese: 虛川
  • Hŏch’ŏn-gun

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