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Hongcheon |
Hongcheon (홍천군, 洪川郡, flooded.river.county) is a county in Gangwon-do. The population as of 2004 was 72,317, including:
- 71,907 Koreans and
- 410 non-Koreans.
[edit] General information
- Area: 1,818㎢
- Population density: 39/㎢(2003.2)
- Number of households: 25,642(2003.2)
- Administrative divisions: 1 eup, 9 myeon
- Location of county office: 181 Huimang-ri, Hongcheon-eup, Hongcheon-gun (홍천군 홍천읍 희망리 181)
- County flower: 진달래
- County tree: Korean white pine (잣나무)
- County bird: Magpie (까치)
Hongcheon is the area with the largest area of the cities and counties in South Korea, and is three times the area of Seoul. To the north is the city of Chuncheon and the county of Inje, to the west are the counties of Gapyeong and Yangpyeong of Gyeonggi-do, to the south are the counties of Hoengseong and Pyeongseong, and to the east is the county of Yangyang and the city of Gangneung.
Mountains are relatively high in the county, including those to the north: Gamabong (가마봉, 可馬峰:1,192m), Eungbongsan (응봉산, 鷹峰山:1,103m), Gachilbong (가칠봉, 柯七峰:1,240m), Eungboksan (응복산, 鷹伏山:1,360m), Durobong (두로봉, 頭老峰:1,422m), Odaesan (오대산, 五臺山:1,563m) and Gyebangsan (계방산, 桂芳山:1,577m), as well as Balgyosan (발교산, 髮校山:998m) and Unmusan (운무산, 雲霧山:980m) to the south. 87% of the land in the county is mountainous.
As the county is located far from the sea it lacks its moderating influence and temperature extremes are large. The average yearly temperature is 11.1℃, the average in January is －7.3℃, and the average in August is 26℃. The average yearly precipitation is 1,141 mm.
[edit] Statistics
| Classification
| Area(㎢)
| Percentage(%)
| Ri
| Ban
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| Administrative
| Legal
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| Total
| 1,817.90
| 100.0
| 192
| 105
| 980
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| Eup
| Hongcheon-eup
| 107.15
| 5.9
| 43
| 13
| 360
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| Myeon
| Hwachon-myeon
| 210.80
| 11.6
| 18
| 11
| 72
|
| Duchon-myeon
| 140.48
| 7.7
| 15
| 7
| 51
|
| Naechon-myeon
| 146.50
| 8.1
| 13
| 8
| 63
|
| Seoseok-myeon
| 225.25
| 12.4
| 14
| 8
| 72
|
| Dong-myeon
| 149.62
| 8.2
| 14
| 11
| 72
|
| Nam-myeon
| 120.32
| 6.6
| 21
| 11
| 85
|
| Seo-myeon
| 123.42
| 6.8
| 17
| 12
| 64
|
| Bukbang-myeon
| 146.40
| 8.1
| 20
| 18
| 74
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| Nae-myeon
| 447.96
| 24.6
| 17
| 6
| 67
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[edit] Contact numbers for parts of the county
| Name of Agency
| Address
| ☎
| FAX
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| Hongcheon-eup
| 250-809(Huimang-ri 149-2) 84 Euihwae Road, Hongcheon-eup
| 82-33-
434-7790
| 82-33-
435-4670
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| Hwachon-myeon
| 250-815 (Seonsan-ri 446) 121 Seonsan road, Hwachon-myeon
| 82-33-
432-2801
| 82-33-
432-8275
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| Duchon-myeon
| 250-821 (jaeun-ri 869-1) 193 Jaeun road, Duchon-myeon
| 82-33-
435-3327
| 82-33-
435-0148
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| Naechon-myeon
| 250-861 (Dogwan-ri 444) 27 Saessak road, Naechon-myeon
| 82-33-
433-3003
| 82-33-
433-0194
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| Seoseok-myeon
| 250-835 (Pungam-ri 486-8) 267 Seoseok road
| 82-33-
433-4032
| 82-33-
433-0075
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| Dong-myeon
| 250-893 (Sokcho-ri 873) 253 Gongjaksan road, Dong-myeon
| 82-33-
436-6559
| 82-33-
436-0198
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| Nam-myeon
| 250-785 (Yangdeokwon-ri 178-1) 134 Yangdeokwon road, Nam-myeon
| 82-33-
432-4004
| 82-33-
432-7377
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| Seo-myeon
| 250-854 (Bangok-ri 148-7) 884 Palbonsan road, Seo-myeon
| 82-33-
434-0454
| 82-33-
434-7382
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| Bukbang-myeon
| 250-883 (Sanghwagye-ri 93) 24 Kotgoeul road, Bukbang-myeon
| 82-33-
435-6006
| 82-33-
435-4720
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| Nae-myeon
| 250-846 (Changchon-ri 1573-7) 89 Changchon road, Nae-myeon
| 82-33-
432-6003
| 82-33-
432-1886
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