Bongpyeong-myeon explained

Bongpyeong-myeon
Native Name:봉평면
Settlement Type:Township
Translit Lang1:Korean
Translit Lang1 Type1:Hangul
Translit Lang1 Info1:봉평면
Translit Lang1 Type2:Hanja
Translit Lang1 Info2:Korean: {{linktext|蓬|坪|面
Translit Lang1 Type3:Revised Romanization
Translit Lang1 Info3:Bongpyeong-myeon
Translit Lang1 Type4:McCune-Reischauer
Translit Lang1 Info4:Pongp'yŏng-myŏn
Pushpin Map:South Korea
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Daegwallyeong-myeon in South Korea
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Korea
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gangwon-do
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pyeongchang
Parts Type:Administrative divisions
Parts:19 ri
Area Total Km2:217.41
Population As Of:2008
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:5,545
Timezone:Korea Standard Time
Utc Offset:+9
Coordinates:37.6141°N 128.3779°W

Bongpyeong-myeon is a myeon (township) in the county of Pyeongchang in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea. The myeon is located in northwestern part of the county. The total area of Bongpyeong-myeon is 217.41 square kilometers,[2] and, as of 2008, the population was 5,545 people.[1]

The town is the setting of the When Buckwheat Flowers Bloom (1936) short story by Lee Hyo-seok, and its buckwheat fields are considered to be a major tourist attraction.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://stat.happy700.or.kr/db/db_pop.asp?gubun_idx=6 Households and Population by Eup, Myeon and Dong (Resident Registration)
  2. http://www.happy700.or.kr/pcvillage/04/ 평창군 [대관령면] 홈페이지 방문을 환영합니다.
  3. Book: Seoul Selection. SEOUL Magazine October 2017. 26 September 2017. Seoul Selection. 35. GGKEY:G2P23AX9F6L.
  4. News: Yoon. Chul. 7 best ski and snowboard resorts in Korea. 3 June 2012. CNN Go. 27 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120511195123/http://www.cnngo.com/seoul/play/7-best-ski-resorts-korea-103896. 2012-05-11. dead.