Bongpyeong-myeon
봉평면 | |
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Township | |
Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 봉평면 |
• Hanja | 蓬坪面 |
• Revised Romanization | Bongpyeong-myeon |
• McCune-Reischauer | Pongp'yŏng-myŏn |
Coordinates: 37°36′50.90″N 128°22′40.58″E / 37.6141389°N 128.3779389°E | |
Country | South Korea |
Province | Gangwon-do |
County | Pyeongchang |
Administrative divisions | 19 ri |
Area | |
• Total | 217.41 km2 (83.94 sq mi) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 5,545 |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time) |
Bongpyeong-myeon (Korean: 봉평면; Hanja: 蓬坪面) is a myeon (township) in the county of Pyeongchang in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea. The myeon is located in northwestern part of the county. The total area of Bongpyeong-myeon is 217.41 square kilometers,[2] and, as of 2008, the population was 5,545 people.[1]
The town is the setting of the When Buckwheat Flowers Bloom (1936) short story by Lee Hyo-seok, and its buckwheat fields are considered to be a major tourist attraction.[3]