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Och'on Destination Guide

Discover Och'on in North Korea

Och'on in the region of Hwanghae-bukto is a town located in North Korea - some 18 mi or ( 29 km ) South of Pyongyang , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Och'on

Local time in Och'on is now 12:16 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Pyongyang " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Daegu, Seoul, Busan, Gwangju, and Incheon. When in this area, you might want to check out Daegu . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Och'on ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Pyongyang metro: Puhung station

0:51 min by utti1980
Views: 3744 Rating: 5.00

Pyongyang metro: Puhung station. My travelogue: vienna-pyongyang.blogspot.com (by train from Austria to North Korea). ..

Tangun's tomb in Pyongyang

1:41 min by Ivan Zakharchenko
Views: 766 Rating: 5.00

General view of the tomb which has been built in the early 90s ..


North Korea - Will You Be The Next Tourist?

6:31 min by Alun Hill
Views: 331 Rating: 3.67

See the sights of the newly opened North Korea / Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Songnim

Songnim is a city on the Taedong River in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It had a population of 100,000 in 1991. The city was originally named Solme. Iron works began to be developed during the Japanese colonial period of Korea. Before Korean independence Songnim was known as Kyŏmip'o. It was bombed during the Korean War, later it was rebuilt.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.75 125.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Cities in North Hwanghae

Hukkyo Station

Hukkyo Station is a passenger railway station located in Hwangju County, North Korea. It is on located on the Pyongbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyongui Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to Pyongyang; though this line theoretically connects Pyongyang to Pusan, in reality it ends at Kaesong due to the Demilitarized zone.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.80 125.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Railway stations in North Korea

Hwangju Station

Hwangju Station is a passenger railway station located in Hwangju, North Korea. It is on located on the Pyongbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyongui Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to Pyongyang; though this line theoretically connects Pyongyang to Busan, in reality it ends at Kaesong due to the Demilitarized zone.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.69 125.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Railway stations in North Korea

Taedong River

The Taedong River is a large river in North Korea. It rises in the Rangrim Mountains of the country's north. It then flows southwest into Korea Bay at Namp'o. In between, it runs through the country's capital, Pyongyang. Along the river are landmarks such as the Juche Tower and Kim Il-sung Square. The river has a length of 439 kilometers and is generally deep. It is the fifth longest river on the Korean peninsula and the second longest in North Korea.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.87 125.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Geography of Pyongyang, Rivers of North Korea

Chunghwa Station

Chunghwa Station is a passenger railway station located in Chunghwa-gun, a suburban county of Pyongyang, North Korea. It is on located on the Pyongbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyongui Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to Pyongyang; though this line theoretically connects Pyongyang to Pusan, in reality it ends at Kaesong due to the Demilitarized zone.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.86 125.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: North Hwanghae, Railway stations in North Korea