Pyeongchang

Pyeongchang is a city in the Republic of Korea. They hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2018 Winter Paralympics.^[2]

Pyeongchang 평창군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	평창군
• Hanja	平昌郡
• Revised Romanization	Pyeongchang-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	P'yŏngch'ang-gun[1]
Emblem of Pyeongchang
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Gangwon
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 7 myeon
Area
• Total	1,463.65 km2 (565.12 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• Total	43,666
• Density	30/km2 (80/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gangwon
Time zone	utc+9

The town has many mountains, with a lot of snow in the winter. As of 2013, its population was about 44,000.