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Ucheon-myeon
Gangwontown
Demographic figures from Statistics Korea (KOSTAT). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Ucheon-myeon is a town that lies in Gangwon, South Korea. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a warm temperate latitude (37.471°, 128.077°). Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,389 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 54% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Daurian RedstartPhoenicurus auroreus (Pallas, 1776) · Aves111
- leopard catPrionailurus bengalensis (Kerr, 1792) · Mammalia89
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves83
- Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves82
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus Vieillot, 1818 · Aves81
- Yellow-throated BuntingEmberiza elegans Temminck, 1836 · Aves75
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves70
- Oriental MagpiePica serica Gould, 1845 · Aves67
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.2 — 2022-10-28South Korea
- M 3.5 — 2020-01-2921 km WNW of Mungyeong, South Korea
- M 4.7 — 2007-01-2025 km NNE of Pyeongchang, South Korea
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here



People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Gangwon
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species







Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org