Yeoncheon
Appearance
Yeoncheon 연천 漣川 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 연천군 |
• Hanja | 漣川郡 |
• Revised Romanization | Yeoncheon-gun |
• McCune-Reischauer | Yŏnch'ŏn-gun |
Kintra | Sooth Korea |
Region | Sudogwon |
Admeenistrative diveesions | 2 eup, 8 myeon |
Area | |
• Total | 695.23 km2 (268.43 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 50,655 |
• Density | 72.9/km2 (189/sq mi) |
• Dialect | Seoul |
Yeoncheon (Yeoncheon-gun) is a coonty in Gyeonggi-do, Sooth Korea. The coonty seat is Yeoncheon-eup (연천읍) an sits on the Korail railwey line connectin Seoul, Sooth Korea, wi the Democratic Fowkrepublic o Korea (DPRK).
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]Yeoncheon wis the steid o the Battle o Yultong durin the Korean War, whaur the Philippine 10t Battalion Combat Team defendit their position durin the First Cheenese Spring Affensive.
Sister ceeties
[eedit | eedit soorce]Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Coonty govrenment wabsteid Archived 2006-05-13 at the Wayback Machine