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Pyeongchang-eup

Field	Value
name	Pyeongchang-eup
native_name	평창읍
settlement_type	Town
translit_lang1	Korean
translit_lang1_type1	Hangul
translit_lang1_info1	평창읍
translit_lang1_type2	Hanja
translit_lang1_info2	{{linktext	平	昌	邑}}
translit_lang1_type3	Revised Romanization
translit_lang1_info3	Pyeongchang-eup
translit_lang1_type4	McCune-Reischauer
translit_lang1_info4	P'yŏngch'ang-ŭp
pushpin_map	South Korea
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Pyeongchang-eup in South Korea
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	South Korea
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Gangwon
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Pyeongchang
image_map	Pyeong chang-map.png
map_caption	Map of the County of Pyeongchang
parts_type	Administrative divisions
parts	36 ri
p2
area_magnitude
unit_pref
area_total_km2	116.31
elevation_footnotes	tags--
elevation_m	295
population_as_of	2008
population_footnotes
population_total	9,940
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	Korea Standard Time
utc_offset	+9
coor_type
coordinates

Pyeongchang-eup (평창읍) is a town in South Korea and the county seat of the county of Pyeongchang. The town has a surface area of 116.31 km2 and a population of . It is located on the left bank of the river Pyeongchanggang.

Economy

Its local activities include the production of tobacco, silk, and honey. It is also a tourist resort due to its location in an area popular with mountaineering and skiing activities.

Sport

The county of Pyeongchang is the host city of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. However, none of the events were held in the actual city of Pyeongchang-eup.

References

[http://stat.happy700.or.kr/db/db_pop.asp?gubun_idx=6 Households and Population by Eup, Myeon and Dong (Resident Registration)]

Wikipedia Source

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