Bukhangang
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Pukhan'gang Bukhangang |
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.jpg) The Bukhangang at Gapyeong |
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| location | North Korea , South Korea | |
| River system | Hangang | |
| Drain over | Hangang → Yellow Sea | |
| source | near Kŭmgangsan | |
| Union | with Namhangang to the Hangang Coordinates: 37 ° 31 ′ 36 " N , 127 ° 18 ′ 38" E 37 ° 31 ′ 36 " N , 127 ° 18 ′ 38" E
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| length | 325 km | |
| Catchment area | 11,343 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Soyang , Hongcheon | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Imnam Dam | |
| Big cities | Chuncheon | |
 Course of the Bukhangang in North and South Korea |
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| Korean spelling | |
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| Korean alphabet : | 북한강 |
| Hanja : | 北 漢江 |
| Revised Romanization : | Bukhan-gang |
| McCune-Reischauer : | Pukhan'gang |
The Pukhan'gang or Bukhangang ("Northern Han River") is a source river of the Hangang , which flows through North Korea and South Korea .
It crosses the North Korean province of Kangwon , as well as the South Korean provinces of Gangwon-do and Gyeonggi-do .
The source of the Pukhan'gang is in North Korea near the Kŭmgangsan . This section of the river is also called Kŭmgangchŏn or "Kŭmgang". It crosses the Demilitarized Zone , reaches Hwacheon County , flows south through Chuncheon and then west through Gapyeong . It unites with the Namhangang in Yangseo-myeon , Yangpyeong , to form the Hangang .
The entire catchment area of the river is 11,343 km², of which 7788 km² is in South Korea.
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- Sim Jae-won (심재원): 북한강 . In: Doosan Encyclopedia (Encyber) . Retrieved October 15, 2006.