Yeoncheon
| Yeoncheon gun | ||||
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| Korean alphabet : | 연천군 | |||
| Chinese characters : | 漣 川 郡 | |||
| Revised Romanization : | Yeoncheon gun | |||
| McCune-Reischauer : | Yonch'on-gun | |||
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| Province : | Gyeonggi-do | |||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 6 ' N , 127 ° 5' E | |||
| Surface: | 675 km² | |||
| Residents: | 44,839 (as of 2019) | |||
| Population density : | 66 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Structure: | 2 eup, 8 myeon | |||
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Yeoncheon County ( kor .: 양평군 , Yeoncheon-gun ) is located in Gyeonggi-do Province . The administrative headquarters are in the city of Yeoncheon-eup. The district had an area of 675 km² and a population of 44,839 people in 2019. The district is part of the Sudogwon region . However, it is less densely populated than most other parts of the region.
The district borders on North Korea to the north and west . In August 2015, over 100 civilians were evacuated from the area after North and South Korea shot each other with artillery fire.
Location of the district in South Korea