- Bonghwa
Infobox Korean settlement
logo=Bonghwa logo.gif
hangul=봉화군
hanja=奉化郡
rr=Bonghwa-gun
mr=Ponghwa-gun
area_km2=1201
pop=41452|popnote= [http://bonghwa.go.kr/intro/main2_05.asp]
popden_km2=34.5
divs=1 "eup", 9 "myeon"Bonghwa County ("Bonghwa-gun") is a county in
North Gyeongsang Province,South Korea . It lies inland, at the northern edge of the province, and borders Gangwon province to the north. To the east it is bounded byYeongyang andUljin counties, to the south byAndong , and to the west byYeongju . The county is ringed by the Taebaek andSobaek Mountains , the highest of which isTaebaek-san itself, at more than 1500 meters above sea level. Because of this mountainous inland location, Bonghwa has a colder climate than most of the province, with an average annual temperature of 11°C.Bonghwa is connected to the national rail grid by the
Yeongdong Line , which stops atBonghwa Station on its way betweenYeongju andGangneung . The Yeongdong Line, which is not known for its speed, stops at a total of 13 stations as it winds through Bonghwa, before ambling north into the next province.National treasure 201, a rock-carved seated Buddhist statue, is located in Bukji-ri,
Murya-myeon .Famous people from Bonghwa include director
Kim Ki-duk .Administrative divisions
Bonghwa is divided into ten primary divisions: one "eup" (large village) and nine rural districts ("myeon").
*Bonghwa-eup
*Beopjeon-myeon
*Bongseong-myeon
*Chunyang-myeon
*Jaesang-myeon
*Murya-myeon
*Myeongho-myeon
*Sangun-myeon
*Seokpo-myeon
*Socheon-myeon ister Cities
*flagicon|South Korea Gangdong,
South Korea ee also
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Geography of South Korea
*Baekdudaegan References
External links
* [http://www.bonghwa.go.kr/eng/index.html City government website]
* [http://dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/South_Korea/Gyeongbuk/Bonghwa/ Open Directory project]
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