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| Pyeongchang County | |
| Korean Name | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Pyeongchang-gun |
| McCune-Reischauer | P'yŏngch'ang-gun |
| Hangul | 평창군 |
| Hanja | 平昌郡 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,463.45 km² |
| Population | 48,746(2000) |
| Pop. density: | 21 people/km² |
| Capital | Pyeongchang-eup |
| Administrative divisions | 1 Eup, 7 Myeons |
| Map | |
Pyeongchang County (Pyeongchang-gun) is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. Pyeongchang bid to be the host of the 2010 Winter Olympics, but lost out in the final ballot to Vancouver, Canada.