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Pyeongchang County

county in Gangwon Province, South Korea
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Summary

Pyeongchang County is a county of South Korea[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of county of south korea entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,661 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Gangwon Province[3]
  • Country: South Korea[4]
  • Capital: Pyeongchang[5]
  • Postal code: 232700–232956[6]
  • Commons category: Pyeongchang[7]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[8]
  • Local dialing code: 33[9]
  • Official website: http://en.yes-pc.net/[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Pyeongchang County[11]
  • Population: 40,427[12], 43,100[13]
  • Time of earliest written record: 1387[14]
  • Official name: 평창군[15]
  • Elevation above sea level: 600 m[16]
  • Area: 1464.23 km²[17], 1463.68 km²[18]

Why It Matters

Pyeongchang County has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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