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Daegwallyeong-myeon

Daegwallyeong-myeon
대관령면
Township
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul
 • Hanja
 • Revised Romanization Daegwallyeong-myeon
 • McCune-Reischauer Taegwallyŏng-myŏn
Daegwallyeong-myeon is located in South Korea
Daegwallyeong-myeon
Daegwallyeong-myeon
Location of Daegwallyeong-myeon in South Korea
Coordinates: 37°40′00″N 128°42′00″E / 37.66667°N 128.70000°E / 37.66667; 128.70000Coordinates: 37°40′00″N 128°42′00″E / 37.66667°N 128.70000°E / 37.66667; 128.70000
Country South Korea
Province Gangwon
County Pyeongchang
Administrative divisions 21 ri
Area
 • Total 221.6 km2 (85.6 sq mi)
Elevation 750 m (2,460 ft)
Population (2008)
 • Total 6,162
Time zone Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)

Daegwallyeong-myeon (Hangul대관령면; Hanja大關嶺面) is a myeon (township) in Pyeongchang County of Gangwon-do South Korea. It is located in the northeastern part of the county. The total area of Daegwallyeong-myeon is 221.63 square kilometers, and, as of 2008, the population was 6,162 people. The myeon was named Doam-myeon (Hangul도암면; Hanja道岩面) until 2007. Daegwallyeong-myeon is named after the important mountain pass of Daegwallyeong.


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