page_title: Pyeongchang County
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Pyeongchang County / Geography
caption_attribution_description: 2013 PyeongChang The Special Olympics World Winter Games Media Day PyeongChang, Gangwon-Do 2013.01.10. Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Korean Culture and Information Service Korea.net Jeon Han 2013 평창 동계 스페셜올림픽 세계대회 미디어데이 평창, 강원도 문화체육관광부 해외문화홍보원 코리아넷 전한
context_page_description: Pyeongchang is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about 180 km east southeast of Seoul, the capital of South Korea, and connected by expressways and high-speed passenger railways. Pyeongchang's slogan, "Happy 700 Pyeongchang", is taken from its average elevation of approximately 700 metres.
  Pyeongchang hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2018 Winter Paralympics. It was officially rebranded as "PyeongChang" for the purposes of the 2018 Games, in order to avoid confusion with Pyongyang in North Korea.
context_section_description: The altitude of Pyeongchang is wide-ranging, with 84% of its territory comprising mountains with average elevations of 750 m (2,460 ft).
  Its best-known place, the township of Daegwallyeong-myeon, averages between 700 and 800 m (2,300 and 2,600 ft) above sea level, with some areas over 1,000 m (3,300 ft) high.
caption: Pyeongchang, Gangwon – winter is cold but relatively dry, with clear blue skies.
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