Pyeongchang County (Pyeongchang-gun) is a county in Gangwon province, South Korea and the third largest county in the country. It is located in the Taebaek Mountains region, and is home to a number of Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. The county is around 180 km to the east of Seoul, the capital of South Korea.
The altitude of Pyeongchang is wide range. Its best known place, Daegwallyeong-myeon has 700 m to 800 m above sea level, with some ...
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Pyeongchang County (Pyeongchang-gun) is a county in Gangwon province, South Korea and the third largest county in the country. It is located in the Taebaek Mountains region, and is home to a number of Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. The county is around 180 km to the east of Seoul, the capital of South Korea.
The altitude of Pyeongchang is wide range. Its best known place, Daegwallyeong-myeon has 700 m to 800 m above sea level, with some areas over 1,000 m high. Daegwallyeong-myeon has a humid continental climate climate (Koppen climate classification Dfb) with warm, humid summers and long, cold winters.
Pyeongchang was the candidate city of South Korea for the organization of the XXII Olympic Winter Games, the 2014 Winter Olympics. This was the second attempt of this city (after 2010).
On October 15, 2009 Pyeongchang was announced as an applicant city in the bidding process for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Annecy, France and Munich, Germany also are applicant cities. Pyeongchang...
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