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Hongch’ŏn, Gangwon-do, South Korea


Alternative Names:Hongch'on, Hongch’ŏn, Kosen, Kōsen, hongcheon, hongcheongun, 홍천, 홍천군
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Hongcheon County, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Region:Gangwon-do, South Korea
Latitude:37° 41' 30" N
Longitude:127° 53' 8" E
Lat/Long (dec):37.6918,127.8857
Köppen climate type:Dwa : Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental climate
Population:75,251 (2012)
Mindat Feature ID:1844191
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:1844191:0
GUID:89eeeb00-a670-4a8d-bcc8-ddcd4fe7215b
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Hongcheon Carbonatite, Hongcheon County, Gangwon Province, South Korea37° 51' 0" N128° 0' 0" E20.3km (12.6 miles)
Oksanga jade mine, Chuncheon City, Gangwon Province, South Korea38° 0' 0" N128° 0' 0" E35.7km (22.2 miles)
Unidentified quarries No. 1, Pocheon City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea37° 59' 3" N127° 13' 23" E66.7km (41.4 miles)
Tae Hwa Mine, Neungam-ri (Neung Am-ri; Noungam-ri), Angseong-myeon, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea37° 4' 59" N127° 47' 59" E68.1km (42.3 miles)
Haengmae Formation, Jeongseon County, Gangwon Province, South Korea37° 23' 59" N128° 35' 59" E70.8km (44.0 miles)
Yangyang Mine, Yangyang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea38° 4' 58" N128° 33' 0" E72.7km (45.2 miles)
Gwanin magnetite mine, Pocheon City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea38° 7' 3" N127° 13' 28" E74.9km (46.5 miles)
Geumseong deposit, Hwanggangri District, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea37° 3' 46" N128° 11' 43" E75.1km (46.7 miles)
Unidentified quarry No. 1, Yangju City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea37° 50' 8" N127° 0' 45" E78.4km (48.7 miles)
Chungju deposit, Mt. Eorae, Joongwon-gun, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea36° 57' 44" N127° 52' 30" E81.1km (50.4 miles)
Ponghwasan Intrusion, Kimhwa County, Kangwon Province, North Korea38° 19' 59" N127° 25' 59" E81.6km (50.7 miles)
Kwangsin, Hwanggangri District, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea37° 1' 46" N128° 17' 9" E81.7km (50.8 miles)
Jungbo mine, Hwanggangri District, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea36° 59' 20" N128° 12' 42" E83.3km (51.8 miles)
Deokpyeong area, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea36° 55' 0" N127° 46' 59" E86.7km (53.9 miles)
Mugeuk mine (Mugeug mine; Muguk Mine), Jincheon County, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea36° 58' 54" N127° 24' 56" E89.2km (55.4 miles)
Hasong Intrusion, Kimhwa County, Kangwon Province, North Korea38° 25' 0" N127° 25' 59" E89.8km (55.8 miles)
Songsan-Konchon Intrusion, Kimhwa County, Kangwon Province, North Korea38° 25' 0" N127° 25' 0" E90.5km (56.2 miles)
Geumwang mine, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea36° 58' 16" N127° 24' 28" E90.6km (56.3 miles)
Hwanggangri District, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea36° 55' 0" N128° 13' 0" E91.0km (56.6 miles)
Geumbong mine, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea36° 57' 53" N127° 24' 20" E91.3km (56.7 miles)
Taegeug mine, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea36° 57' 48" N127° 24' 12" E91.5km (56.9 miles)
Wolak Mine, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea36° 52' 59" N128° 7' 59" E92.5km (57.5 miles)
Hoamsan Intrusion, Pyonggang County, Kangwon Province, North Korea38° 23' 59" N127° 16' 59" E94.8km (58.9 miles)
Sambo Mine, Hwaseong City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea37° 13' 0" N126° 55' 59" E99.3km (61.7 miles)
Sinsongsan Intrusion, Pyonggang County, Kangwon Province, North Korea38° 27' 0" N127° 16' 0" E100.2km (62.3 miles)
Abdong Zr-Nb deposit (Aptong; Apdong), Pyonggang County, Kangwon Province, North Korea38° 29' 32" N127° 21' 11" E100.5km (62.4 miles)
Sangdong Mine, Sangdong-gun, Gangwon Province, South Korea37° 9' 4" N128° 50' 13" E103.3km (64.2 miles)
Bupyong deposit, Bupyeong District, Incheon, South Korea37° 29' 24" N126° 42' 56" E105.5km (65.6 miles)
Namyang Mine, Umdong-myon, Suwon City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea37° 21' 42" N126° 44' 30" E107.3km (66.7 miles)
Geumjeong Mine, Bonghwa County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea37° 4' 4" N128° 49' 15" E107.9km (67.1 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Amur PlateTectonic Plate
AsiaContinent
Korean PeninsulaPeninsula
South KoreaCountry
Gangwon Province, South KoreaProvince
Hongcheon County, Gangwon Province, South KoreaCounty

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
South Korea, Gangwon-do, Hongcheon213.6.62.0.0.0
 
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