Cheorwon County (Korea)

Cheorwon County was a historical county of Korea.

For other uses, see Cheorwon.

In 1895, Cheorwon County reorganized into Chuncheon, then reorganized into Gangwon Province the following year. In 1945, it was reorganized by the Soviet Civil Administration. In July 1953, after the Korean War, Cheorwon was divided into two counties: Cheorwon County of South Korea and Chorwon County of North Korea.

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