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Pyeongchang County

Also known as Pjongchang, Pyeongchang, P'yŏngch'ang

county in Gangwon Province, South Korea

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Pyeongchang County is a region located in Gangwon Province in South Korea. It gained international attention as the host of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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Wikidata facts

Official name: 평창군
Country: South Korea
Located in: Gangwon Province
Capital: Pyeongchang
Population: 43100
Area: 1463.68
Elevation: 600
Time zone: UTC+09:00
Official website: en.yes-pc.net
Image: Winter 2014 Candidate City- PyeongChang Dragon Valley ski resort.jpg
Dialing code: 33
Significant event: 2018 Winter Paralympics

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Commons category: Pyeongchang
topic's main category: Category:Pyeongchang County
postal code: 232700–232956
time of earliest written record: 1387-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Pyeongchang ( American English: /ˌpjʌŋˈtʃɑːŋ/ pyung-CHAHNG, Korean: [pʰjʌŋtɕʰaŋ]; in full, Pyeongchang-gun [pʰjʌŋtɕʰaŋɡun]) is a county in the state of Gangwon, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about 180 km (110 mi) east southeast of Seoul, the capital of South Korea, and connected by expressways and high-speed passenger railways. Pyeongchang's slogan, "Happy 700 Pyeongchang", is taken from its average elevation of approximately 700 metres (2,300 ft).

Pyeongchang hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2018 Winter Paralympics. It was officially rebranded as "PyeongChang" (with a capital 'C') for the purposes of the 2018 Games, in order to avoid confusion with Pyongyang in North Korea.

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