Pocheon
| Pocheon | ||||
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| Korean alphabet : | 포천시 | |||
| Chinese characters : | 抱 川 市 | |||
| Revised Romanization : | Pocheon-si | |||
| McCune-Reischauer : | P'och'ŏn-shi | |||
| Basic data | ||||
| Province : | Gyeonggi-do | |||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 54 ' N , 127 ° 12' E | |||
| Surface: | 826.38 km² | |||
| Residents: | 158,487 (as of 2004) | |||
| Population density : | 192 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Postal code : | 487-010-487-936 | |||
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Pocheon (pronunciation: [pʰo.tɕʰʌn]) is a South Korean city in northeast Gyeonggi Province . The city borders on Yeoncheon County to the northwest , the cities of Dongducheon , Yangju and Uijeongbu to the west and Namyangju (Gyeonggi Province) to the south . The highest mountains in Gyeonggi Province are located in Pocheon. Today's city of Pocheon was created after the former Pocheon-hyeon and Yeonpyeong counties merged. The north of Pocheon was part of Yeonpyeong County, the south part of Pocheon-hyeon.
geography
Since parts of the Gwangju Mountains are located in Pocheon, large parts of the urban area are sparsely populated mountain regions. The only exception is the Pocheon Basin. Pocheon is located on two rivers, the Yeongpyeongcheon River and the Sannaecheon River. Several other tributaries flow into it. Since both valleys are very wide, they can be used as cultivation and residential areas
climate
Since Pocheon is in the interior of South Korea, the climate here is continental. The annual average precipitation is 1300 millimeters with an annual average temperature of around 11 ° C. The coldest month is January with an average minimum temperature of around –7 ° C. The hottest month is August with an average temperature of around 26 ° C.
Administrative division
- Changsu-myeon
- Gwanin-myeon
- Gasan-myeon
- Hwahyeon-myeon
- Ildong-myeon
- Sinbuk-myeon
- Yeongbuk-myeon
- Yeongjong-myeon
- Howl-eup
- Jajak dong
- Sineup-dong
- Seondan-dong
tourism
One of the main attractions in Pocheon is the Korea National Arboretum , commonly known as the Gwangneung Arboretum . It is the largest arboretum in South Korea. There used to be the Korean white-bellied black woodpecker , which is now considered extinct in South Korea and only lives in North Korea. The arboretum is also home to the Gwangneung Forest Museum and Gwangneung Forest Beach .
Another attraction is Gallery Sansawon , a traditional Korean brewery . She owns more than 1,000 historical documents and Korean alcohol-related items. There are also free samples of ten different types of traditional alcoholic beverages and foods, such as alcohol bread and crackers with yakgwa and yeot.
Festivals
Pocheon hosts the Gakhol Culture Festival, Banwol Culture Festival, Sanjeong Lake Festival and Myeongseong Mountain Festival every year. Sanjeong Lake Festival, held every October since 1997, is a representative cultural festival of Pocheon with reference to the nature of Sanjeong Lake and Myeongseong Mountains. An amateur photo competition is held and a variety of traditional performances as well as local specialties and drinks are offered.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.mapanet.eu : Postal Codes of Pocheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea. Retrieved December 7, 2019 .