Hwajeondong

Hwajeondong is a locality in Jindong-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi. Hwajeondong is situated nearby to the locality Sanhudong, as well as near Daewidong.

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 10 km southwest of Hwajeondong.

Hwajeondong

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

37.97868° or 37° 58′ 43″ north

Longitude

126.78208° or 126° 46′ 56″ east

Elevation

46 metres (151 feet)

Open location code

8Q98XQHJ+FR

GeoNames ID

9983642

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In Other Languages

“Hwajeondong” goes by many names.

Korean: “화전동”

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Localities in the Area

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