Gwachon
Gwachon is a locality in Gunnae-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi. Gwachon is situated nearby to the locality Chorokdong, as well as near Gimchon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Camp Bonifas.
Camp Bonifas
Military installation
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Camp Bonifas is a United Nations Command military post located 400 m south of the southern boundary of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. It is 2,400 m south of the Military Demarcation Line, which forms the border between South Korea and North Korea. Camp Bonifas is situated 4 km southwest of Gwachon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Panmunjeom and Daeseong-dong.
Panmunjeom
Photo: Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
Panmunjeom, also P'anmunjŏm, is on the demarcation line between North and South Korea. It is a living relic of the Cold War era. It can only be visited on an organized tour.
Daeseong-dong
Village
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Daeseong-dong is a village in South Korea close to the North Korean border. It lies within the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The village is about 1.6 kilometres south of the Bridge of No Return, and 12 km from the city of Kaesong, North Korea. Daeseong-dong is situated 7 km west of Gwachon.
Kijong-dong
Hamlet
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Kijŏng-dong, Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng tong or Kaepoong is reportedly a Potemkin village in P'yŏnghwa-ri, Panmun-guyok, Kaesong Special City, North Korea. It is situated in the North's half of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Kijong-dong is situated 9 km west of Gwachon.
Gwachon
- Type: Locality
- Location: Gunnae-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.9641° or 37° 57′ 51″ northLongitude
126.75236° or 126° 45′ 9″ eastElevation
47 metres (154 feet)Open location code
8Q98XQ72+JWGeoNames ID
9983635
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In Other Languages
“Gwachon” goes by many names.
- Korean: “과촌”
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