| Yeoncheon 연천 漣川 |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |||
| • Hangul | 연천군 | ||
| • Hanja | 漣川郡 | ||
| • Revised Romanization | Yeoncheon-gun | ||
| • McCune-Reischauer | Yŏnch'ŏn-gun | ||
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| Country | South Korea | ||
| Region | Sudogwon | ||
| Administrative divisions | 2 eup, 8 myeon | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 695.23 km2 (268.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 50,655 | ||
| • Density | 72.9/km2 (188.8/sq mi) | ||
| • Dialect | Seoul | ||
Yeoncheon County (Yeoncheon-gun) is a county in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The county seat is Yeoncheon-eup (연천읍) and sits on the Korail railroad line connecting Seoul, South Korea, with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Yeoncheon was the site of the Battle of Yultong during the Korean War, where the Philippine 10th Battalion Combat Team defended their position during the First Chinese Sprint Offensive.
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