Pyeongchang County

Pyeongchang 평창군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	평창군
• Hanja	平昌郡
• Revised Romanization	Pyeongchang-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	P'yŏngch'ang-gun[1]
Alpensia Resort and a wind farm in Pyeongchang
Flag Emblem of Pyeongchang
Etymology: 平 "peaceful" or "flatland", 昌 "prosperity" or "flourishing"
Location in Gangwon Province, South Korea
Country	South Korea
Province	Gangwon-do
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

Pyeongchang (English: /ˌpjʌŋˈtʃɑːŋ/ pyung-CHAHNG,^[2] Korean: [pʰjʌŋtɕʰaŋ]; in full, Pyeongchang-gun [pʰjʌŋtɕʰaŋ ɡun]) 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 (110 mi) 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 (2,300 ft).

Pyeongchang hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2018 Winter Paralympics.^[3] It was officially rebranded as "PyeongChang" (with a capital 'C') for the purposes of the 2018 Games, in order to avoid confusion with Pyongyang in North Korea.^[4][5]