Cheorwon
| Cheorwon gun | ||||
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| Korean alphabet : | 철원군 | |||
| Chinese characters : | 鐵 原 郡 | |||
| Revised Romanization : | Cheorwon gun | |||
| McCune-Reischauer : | Ch'ŏrwŏn-gun | |||
| Basic data | ||||
| Province : | Gangwon-do | |||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 13 ' N , 127 ° 13' E | |||
| Surface: | 899.82 km² | |||
| Residents: | 54,040 (as of: 2001) | |||
| Population density : | 60 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Structure: | 4 eup, 7 myeon | |||
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Cheorwon is a district in Gangwon Province in northern South Korea .
history
In the demilitarized zone on the border with North Korea , an exchange of fire took place at Cheorwon on May 3, 2020 . There was no personal injury on the South Korean side, a South Korean guard was hit by gunfire from North Korea and several warning shots were fired in South Korea.
Administrative division
- Cheorwon-eup (철원읍)
- Dongsong-eup (동송읍)
- Galmal-eup (갈말읍)
- Gimhwa-eup (김화읍)
- Geunbuk-myeon (근북면)
- Geunnam-myeon (근남면)
- Geundong-myeon (근동 면)
- Imnam-myeon (임 남면)
- Seo-myeon (서면)
- Wondong-myeon (원동면)
- Wonnam-myeong (원남면)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shots from North Korea. daily news from May 3, 2020
Web links
- Official site of the district Cheorwon (English)