Cheorwon County
Cheorwon County (Cheorwon-gun [ˈtɕʰʌ̹ɾwʌ̹n‿ɡun]), also spelled Chorwon, is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. It is located right next to the border with North Korea.
Cheorwon
철원군 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 철원군 |
| • Hanja | 鐵原郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Cheorwon-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Ch'ŏrwŏn-gun |
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Flag Emblem of Cheorwon | |
Location in South Korea | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Region | Gwandong, Gyeonggi (before 1434) |
| Administrative divisions | 4 eup, 3 myeon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 899.82 km2 (347.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 54,040 |
| • Density | 60.05/km2 (155.5/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Gangwon |
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