Oechon-ri
Oechon-ri is a village in Cheorwon-eup, Cheorwon, Gangwon. Oechon-ri is situated nearby to the village Naepo-ri, as well as near Sayo-ri.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cheorwon Korean Workers‘ Party Headquarters and Baengmagoji.
Cheorwon Korean Workers‘ Party Headquarters
Photo: Beeniru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Korean Workers' Party Headquarters, Cheorwon, also known as Nodongdangsa, is a three-story building formerly occupied by North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea.
Baengmagoji
Railway station
Photo: Korail2012, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baengmagoji station is a railway station on the Gyeongwon Line in South Korea. The station opened on 20 November 2012. This station is named after Baengmagoji, the site where the Battle of White Horse took place in 1952, during the Korean War. Baengmagoji is situated 3½ km southwest of Oechon-ri.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include DMZ.
DMZ
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Korean Demilitarized Zone runs along the complete 248-km land border between North Korea and South Korea and is 4 km wide. This article will cover visiting only from South Korea for practical purposes.
Oechon-ri
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Cheorwon-eup, Cheorwon, Gangwon, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
38.27611° or 38° 16′ 34″ northLongitude
127.19824° or 127° 11′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8QC975GX+C7OpenStreetMap ID
node 4913272897OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
“Oechon-ri” goes by many names.
- Korean: “Oechon-ri”
- Korean: “외촌리”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 산명호저수지 and Cheorwon History & Culture Park.
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