Gapyeong County

Gapyeong County

Infobox Korean settlement
logo=Gapyeong_logo.gif


imgcaption=Bukhan river flowing through Gapyeong.
hangul=가평군
hanja=加平郡
rr=Gapyeong-gun
mr=Kap'yŏng-gun
area_km2=843.26
pop=55415
popyear=2003
popden_km2=65.7
divs=1 "eup", 7 "myeon"

Gapyeong County is a county in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It was the scene of the Battle of Kapyong, a major battle of the Korean War.

Gapyeong is also well known for its natural beauty. It borders the mountainous province of Gangwon on the east. The north branch of the Han River flows through the area. Several reservoirs and resorts are located in the county.

Education

The "Cheongshim Graduate School of Theology" is a school run by the Unification Church. It is located at Seorak-myeon, and was dedicated on January 28 2004. It is a post-graduate institution teaching Unification theology.

ister cities

*flagicon|South Korea Gangnam-gu, South Korea

ee also

* Cheongpyeong
* Geography of South Korea
* Gapyeong Canada Monument

External links

* [http://www.gp.go.kr/site/foreign/english/ County government website]
* [http://dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/South_Korea/Gyeonggi/Gapyeong/ Open Directory category]
* [http://www.cheongshim.ac.kr/en/index.htm Cheongshim Graduate School of Theology]


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