Pyeongchang County

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Pyeongchang County is a mountainous region in South Korea best known internationally for hosting the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
settlement
administrativeCenter Pyeongchang-eup
climate humid continental climate
contains Alpensia Resort
Phoenix Pyeongchang
Yongpyong Ski Resort
country South Korea
distanceFromSeoul approximately 180 km east
elevationCharacteristic highland area
governingBody Pyeongchang County Government
hasCapital Pyeongchang-eup
hasFeature cold winters
heavy snowfall
hasMotto Happy 700 Pyeongchang
hasOfficialName Pyeongchang-gun
linked to: Pyeongchang County
hasRomanization Pyeongchang-gun
linked to: Pyeongchang County

Pyeongch’ang-gun
linked to: Pyeongchang County
hasTransportInfrastructure KTX high-speed rail connection
Yeongdong Expressway
hostedEvent 2018 Winter Olympics
2018 Winter Paralympics
isPartOfRegion Yeongseo region
knownFor 2018 Winter Olympics
2018 Winter Paralympics
language Korean
locatedIn Gangwon Province
Gangwon-do
linked to: Gangwon Province
locatedInMountainRange Taebaek Mountains
locatedNear Gangneung
Hoengseong County
Jeongseon County
Yeongwol County
locatedOnContinent Asia
olympicBid bid for 2010 Winter Olympics
bid for 2014 Winter Olympics
partOf Republic of Korea
linked to: South Korea
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
tourism
winter sports industry
sportsSpecialization winter sports
subdivisionOf Gangwon Province administrative divisions
successfulOlympicBid 2018 Winter Olympics
terrain mountainous
timeZone Korea Standard Time
utcOffset +09:00
writingSystem Hangul

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XXIII Olympic Winter Games hostCounty Pyeongchang County
Pyeongchang Mountain Cluster locatedIn Pyeongchang County
Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium locatedIn Pyeongchang County
Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium owner Pyeongchang County
Pyeongchang hasKoreanName 평창군
linked to: Pyeongchang County
Pyeongchang hasRevisedRomanization Pyeongchang-gun
linked to: Pyeongchang County
Pyeongchang hasMcCuneReischauerRomanization P’yŏngch’ang-gun
linked to: Pyeongchang County
Pyeongchang capital Pyeongchang-eup
linked to: Pyeongchang County
Gangwon Province contains Pyeongchang County
Pyeongchang County hasOfficialName Pyeongchang-gun
linked to: Pyeongchang County
Pyeongchang County hasRomanization Pyeongchang-gun
linked to: Pyeongchang County
Pyeongchang County hasRomanization Pyeongch’ang-gun
linked to: Pyeongchang County
Yongpyong Alpine Centre locatedIn Pyeongchang County
Alpensia Olympic Park locatedIn Pyeongchang-gun
linked to: Pyeongchang County
Alpensia Cross-Country Centre city Pyeongchang-gun
linked to: Pyeongchang County
POCOG locatedIn Pyeongchang County
Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre city Pyeongchang-gun
linked to: Pyeongchang County
Alpensia Sliding Centre owner Pyeongchang County
Phoenix Snow Park locatedIn Pyeongchang-gun
linked to: Pyeongchang County
Pyeongchang County government jurisdiction Pyeongchang County
Pyeongchang County government governs Pyeongchang County
Pyeongchang County government hasGovernmentBody Pyeongchang County Office
linked to: Pyeongchang County
Daegwallyeong-myeon partOf Pyeongchang County
2018 PyeongChang Olympic venues locatedIn Pyeongchang County