Cheongpyeong
Cheongpyeong is a town in Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Located along the Bukhan River, it is known for its lakeside scenery, surrounding mountains, and easy access from Seoul.- Type: Town
- Description: small town in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- Also known as: “Ch’ŏngp’yŏng”, “Ch’ŏngp’yŏngch’ŏn”, “Cheongpyeong-myeon”, “Karohyŏn”, “Karugae”, “Karuge”, “Kuch’ŏngp’yŏngnae”, and “Seiheisen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cheongpyeong and Cheongpyeong Dam.
Cheongpyeong
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cheongpyeong station is a railway station on the Gyeongchun Line.
Cheongpyeong Dam
Dam
Cheongpyeong Dam is a dam located in Gyeonggi Province. The dam is located 49 m above sea level, about 40 km from Seoul. Located on the Bukhan River in the southwest of Gapyeong County, it was built in 1943 as the Cheongpyeong hydroelectric power plant.
Cheongpyeong
- Categories: myeon and locality
- Location: Gapyeong, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.7303° or 37° 43′ 49″ northLongitude
127.4357° or 127° 26′ 9″ eastElevation
44 metres (144 feet)Open location code
8Q99PCJP+47OpenStreetMap ID
node 415153561OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cheongpyeong” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cheongpyeong-myeon”
- Chinese: “淸平面”
- Chinese: “清平面”
- Dutch: “Cheongpyeong”
- Greek: “Τσόνγκπιονγκ-μιον”
- Japanese: “チョンピョン面”
- Japanese: “淸平面”
- Japanese: “清平面”
- Korean: “청평”
- Korean: “청평면”
- Korean: “淸平面”
- Swedish: “Cheongpyeong-myeon”
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