Gwachon

Gwachon is a locality in , , . Gwachon is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Camp Bonifas.

Military installation
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is a United Nations Command military post located 400 m south of the southern boundary of the . It is 2,400 m south of the Military Demarcation Line, which forms the border between and . is situated 4 km southwest of Gwachon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panmunjeom and Daeseong-dong.

Photo: Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
, also P'anmunjŏm, is on the demarcation line between and . It is a living relic of the Cold War era. It can only be visited on an organized tour.

Village
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is a in close to the North Korean border. It lies within the . The village is about 1.6 kilometres south of the , and 12 km from the city of , North Korea. is situated 7 km west of Gwachon.

Hamlet
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Kijŏng-dong, Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng tong or Kaepoong is a Potemkin village in P'yŏnghwa-ri, Panmun-guyok, , . It is situated in the North's half of the . is situated 9 km west of Gwachon.

Gwachon

Latitude
37.9641° or 37° 57′ 51″ north
Longitude
126.75236° or 126° 45′ 9″ east
Elevation
47 metres (154 feet)
Open location code
8Q98XQ72+JW
Geo­Names ID
9983635
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Satellite Map

Discover Gwachon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Gwachon” goes by many names.
  • Korean: “과촌”

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