Pyeongchang 平昌郡
County
Korean transcription(s)
? Hangul	坪 窓 軍
? Hanja	平 昌 郡
?  Revised Romanization	Pyeongchang-gun
?  McCune-Reischauer	P'y?ngch'ang-gun [1]
Emblem of Pyeongchang
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Gangwon
Administrative divisions	1 eup , 7 myeon
Area
? Total	1,463.65 km 2 (565.12 sq mi)
Population   (2013)
? Total	43,666
? Density	30/km 2 (80/sq mi)
? Dialect	Gangwon
Time zone	utc+9

Pyeongchang is a city in the Republic of Korea . They hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2018 Winter Paralympics . ^[2]

The town has many mountains, with a lot of snow in the winter. As of 2013, its population was about 44,000.

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