Bonghwa
| Bonghwa gun | ||||
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| Korean alphabet : | 봉화군 | |||
| Chinese characters : | 奉化 郡 | |||
| Revised Romanization : | Bonghwa gun | |||
| McCune-Reischauer : | Ponghwa-gun | |||
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| Province : | Gyeongsangbuk-do | |||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 53 ' N , 128 ° 44' E | |||
| Surface: | 1,201 km² | |||
| Residents: | 32,464 (as of 2019) | |||
| Population density : | 27 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Structure: | 1 eup, 9 myeon | |||
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Bonghwa County ( kor .: 홍성군 , Bonghwa-gun ) is located in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province in South Korea . The administrative headquarters are located in the city of Bonghwa-eup. The district had an area of 1,201 km² and a population of 32,464 inhabitants in 2019.
The county is inland on the northern edge of the province and borders on Gangwon Province in the north . It is bounded by Yeongyang and Uljin counties to the east, Andong to the south and Yeongju to the west . Bongwha is surrounded by the Taebaek and Sobaek Mountains . Bonghwa has a colder climate than most of the province with an average annual temperature of 10 degrees Celsius.
Sons and daughters of the county
- Kim Ki-duk (* 1960), filmmaker
Location of the county in Gyeongsangbuk-do