Wiwon Dam
The Wiwon Dam or Weiyuan Dam is a gravity dam on the Yalu River between China and North Korea. It is located 40 km southwest of Ji'an in Jilin Province, China and Wiwon in Chagang Province, North Korea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Ji’an, Jilin Province/Wiwon County, Chagang Province
- Also known as: “Weiyuan Dam”
Wiwon Dam
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Chagang, North Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
40.90196° or 40° 54′ 7″ northLongitude
125.97268° or 125° 58′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8QG7WX2F+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
way 30752840OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q16903060
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Wiwon Dam” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “渭原水电站”
- Italian: “diga di Weiyuan”
- Korean: “위원댐”
- Persian: “سد ویون”
- Swedish: “Weiyuan Shuiku”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Wiwon (Weiyuan)”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Wiwon”
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