Chorokdong

Chorokdong is a locality in Gunnae-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi. Chorokdong is situated nearby to the locality Gwachon, as well as near Imokdong.

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 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 8 km southwest of Chorokdong.

Kijong-dong

Hamlet

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Kijŏng-dong, Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng tong or Kaepoong is 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 Chorokdong.

Chorokdong

Type: Locality
Location: Gunnae-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

37.96888° or 37° 58′ 8″ north

Longitude

126.75851° or 126° 45′ 31″ east

Elevation

52 metres (171 feet)

Open location code

8Q98XQ95+HC

GeoNames ID

9983637

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In Other Languages

“Chorokdong” goes by many names.

Korean: “초록동”

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