Jinbu-myeon (Korean: 진부면; Hanja: 珍富面) is a myeon (township) in Pyeongchang county of Gangwon-do South Korea. The myeon is located in northern central part of the county. The total area of Bongpyeong-myeon is 331.14 square kilometers,[2] and, as of 2008, the population was 10,203 people.[1]

Jinbu-myeon 진부면
Township
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	진부면
• Hanja	珍富面
• Revised Romanization	Jinbu-myeon
• McCune-Reischauer	Chinbu-myŏn
Jinbu-myeon Location of Yongpyeong-myeon in South Korea
Coordinates: 37°38′11.78″N 128°33′29.08″E
Country	South Korea
Province	Gangwon
County	Pyeongchang
Administrative divisions	14 ri
Area
• Total	331.14 km2 (127.85 sq mi)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	10,203
Time zone	UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)

History

Jinbu is a small rural township located within the Odaesan National Park and has been a place of solitude, serenity, peace and quaintness since royal times. Just nearby is Woljeongsa, a temple complex built in 643 by Jajang, a monk from Silla and activates as head temple of the Jogye Order.

Places of interest

• Woljeongsa
• Sangwonsa
• Gariwangsan
• Odaesan

References

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