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Hwacheon County
(
Hwacheon-gun
) is a
county
in
Gangwon Province
,
South Korea
.
[1]
The northern border is, in some places, within nine kilometres of the
Korean Demilitarized Zone
. Neighboring counties are
Cheorwon
to the northwest and north,
Yanggu
to the east,
Chuncheon
to the south, and the
Gyeonggi-do
province to the southwest. The county consists largely of mountains and rivers, between which are small farming communities, military bases and military training grounds. The area is renowned for its rivers, lake trout, indigenous otters, and natural scenery.
38°06′27″N
127°42′52″E
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38.10750°N 127.71444°E
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38.10750; 127.71444