Geochang County

Geochang County is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, . The Geochang International Festival of Theater, which was started in 1989, is renowned as the best play festival in Korea.
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  • Type: County with 62,800 residents
  • Description: administrative division of South Korea
  • Also known as: Geochang” and “Koch’ang

Places of Interest

Highlights include Geochang Police Station.

Police station
Photo: Visviva, Public domain.

Geochang County

Latitude
35.68729° or 35° 41′ 14″ north
Longitude
127.91385° or 127° 54′ 50″ east
Population
62,800
Elevation
199 metres (653 feet)
United Nations Location Code
KR GCH
Open location code
8Q79MWP7+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5197756930
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
6894197
Wiki­data ID
Q50206
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Geochang County” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: محافظة غوتشانغ
  • Cebuano: Geochang-gun
  • Chinese: Geochang Kūn
  • Chinese: 居昌
  • Chinese: 居昌郡
  • Dutch: Geochang
  • Esperanto: Goĉang
  • French: district de Geochang
  • French: District de Geochang
  • French: Geochang
  • German: Geochang
  • Greek: Γκότσανγκ
  • Hebrew: מחוז גאוצ’אנג
  • Italian: Contea di Geochang
  • Italian: Geochang
  • Japanese: コチャン
  • Japanese: コチャン郡
  • Japanese: 居昌
  • Japanese: 居昌郡
  • Korean: Geochang-gun
  • Korean: 가조 (加祚)
  • Korean: 거창
  • Korean: 거창군
  • Min Nan Chinese: Geochang Kūn
  • Mongolian: Кочан-гүнь
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Geochang
  • Norwegian: Geochang
  • Persian: ژئوچانگ
  • Persian: گئوچانگ
  • Russian: Кочхан
  • Spanish: Geochang-gun
  • Spanish: Geochang
  • Swedish: Geochang-gun
  • Swedish: Geochang
  • Turkish: Geochang
  • Urdu: گئوچانگ کاؤنٹی
  • Vietnamese: Geochang
  • Welsh: Sir Geochang
  • Yue Chinese: 居昌

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Jung-ang-ri and Daedong-ri.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Arim Police Station and Geochang Traditional Market.

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