Bongpyeong-myeon 봉평면 | |
|---|---|
Township | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 봉평면 |
| • Hanja | 蓬坪面 |
| • Revised Romanization | Bongpyeong-myeon |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Pongp'yŏng-myŏn |
  Bongpyeong-myeon Location of Daegwallyeong-myeon in South Korea | |
| Coordinates:37°36′50.90″N128°22′40.58″E / 37.6141389°N 128.3779389°E /37.6141389; 128.3779389 | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Province | Gangwon-do |
| County | Pyeongchang |
| Administrative divisions | 19ri |
| Area | |
• Total | 217.41 km2 (83.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 5,545 |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time) |
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Bongpyeong-myeon (Korean: 봉평면;Hanja: 蓬坪面) is amyeon (township) in the county ofPyeongchang in the province ofGangwon-do,South Korea. The myeon is located in northwestern part of the county. The total area of Bongpyeong-myeon is 217.41 square kilometers,[2] and, as of 2008, the population was 5,545 people.[1]
The town is the setting of theWhen Buckwheat Flowers Bloom (1936) short story byLee Hyo-seok, and its buckwheat fields are considered to be a major tourist attraction.[3]
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