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Encyclopedia > Goheung
Goheung
Hangul: 고흥군
Hanja: 高興郡
Revised Romanization: Goheung-gun
McCune-Reischauer: Kohŭng-gun
Statistics
Area: 775.5 km²
Population: 10,989 (2001)
Pop. density: 130 people/km²
Administrative divisions: 2 eup, 14 myeon
Image:Map Goheung-gun.png

Goheung County (Goheung-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Image File history File links Official logo of Goheung County, South Korea. ... For other uses, see Hangul (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Image File history File links Made from Maps of Korea. ... Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is divided into 1 Special City (Teukbyeolsi), 6 Metropolitan Cities (Gwangyeoksi), and 9 Provinces (Do). ... South Jeolla is a province in the southwest of South Korea. ...


Rocket site

The Korea Space Center is under construction in southern Goheung, with Russian cooperation, at 34°26' N and 127°30' E. The first KSLV-I rocket is scheduled to be launched from the facility in 2007. The facility as a whole is scheduled to be completed in 2015. Korea Space Center is South Koreas first spaceport scheduled to be completed by the end of 2006 at Goheung County, Jeollanam-do. ... The Korea Space Launch Vehicle will be the first space launcher of South Korea. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2015 (MMXV) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


See also

This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ... Map of South Korea South Korea is located in Eastern Asia, on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula jutting out from the far east of the Asian land mass. ...

External links

  • County government home page
  • Korea Now article on Korean aerospace development
  • Galbijim wiki page on Goheung County
Administrative divisions of South Jeolla province, South Korea
Capital: Muan
Cities: Gwangyang | Mokpo | Naju | Suncheon | Yeosu
Counties: Boseong | Damyang | Gangjin | Goheung | Gokseong | Gurye | Haenam | Hampyeong | Hwasun | Jangheung | Jangseong | Jindo | Sinan | Wando | Yeongam | Yeonggwang

  Results from FactBites:
 
Goheung-eup - Galbijim (126 words)
Goheung-eup is one of two eup located in Goheung county, Jeollanam-do.
Goheung-myeon became Goheung-eup in 1979, and became the county seat when Goheung county was formed in 1994.
Unamsan is the highest point in Goheung, measuring 487 meters.
Goheung County - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (97 words)
Goheung County (Goheung-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
The Korea Space Center is under construction in southern Goheung, with Russian cooperation, at 34°26' N and 127°30' E. The first KSLV-I rocket is scheduled to be launched from the facility in 2007.
The facility as a whole is scheduled to be completed in 2015.
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