Aho-dong is a
dong in Munsal-li,
Paechon
Paech'ŏn County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea.
Administrative divisions
Paech'ŏn county is divided into 1 ''ŭp'' (town), 1 '' rodongjagu'' (workers' district) and 26 '' ri'' (villages):
Transportation
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South Hwanghae Province
South Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaenamdo; , lit. "south Yellow Sea province") is a province in western North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital i ...
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North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...
, located at coordinates 37.8942 N, 126.3742 E. The city is immediately north of the
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
n-North Korean border, which is from the city center. Its approximate population is 23,553. The dong's altitude is . Nearby cities and towns include
Chiroe-dong. The dong is also called ajeochidong and is named as such after a swamp that was full of
geese.
References
(Fallingrain: Maps, Weather, and Airports for Chasong-up, Korea, Dem. Peoples Rep. of (North))
Villages in North Korea
South Hwanghae
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