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Inch'ŏn (Korea)

LC control no.n 79042128
Descriptive conventionsrda
Geographic headingInch'ŏn (Korea)
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Geographic subdivision usageKorea (South)--Inch'ŏn
Variant(s)Incheon-gwangyeoksi (Korea)
Incheon Jighalsi (Korea)
Incheon (Korea)
Inch'ŏ-chikhalsi (Korea)
Inch'ŏn-bu (Korea)
Inch'ŏn Chikhalsi (Korea)
Inch'ŏn-gwangyŏksi (Korea)
Inch'ŏn-jik'alshi (Korea)
Inch'ŏn-jikhalsi (Korea)
Inch'ŏn, Korea
Inch'ŏn Kwangyŏksi (Korea)
Inch'ŏn-pu (Korea)
Inch'ŏn-si (Korea)
仁川 (Korea)
仁川 廣域市 (Korea)
仁川市 (Korea)
仁川廣域市 (Korea)
인천 (Korea)
인천 광역시 (Korea)
인천광역시 (Korea)
인천시 (Korea)
See alsoJinsen (Korea)
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Other standard no.1410731
1843561
7001322
805deaa9-f30c-4856-baa4-19f206df64ce
293221110
Q20934
Associated countryKorea (South)
Special noteHeading changed to update romanization and word division.
Non-Latin script references not evaluated.
Found inInch'ŏn Chikhal Sirip Tosŏgwan. Changsŏ mongnok, 1981- : v. 1, t.p. (Inch'ŏn Chikhalsi)
Inch'ŏn kyoyuksa, 1995: t.p. (Inch'ŏn Kwangyŏksi)
GEOnet, July 31, 2003 (Inch'ŏn-gwangyŏksi; variant Inch'ŏn-si; ADM1, 37 26'N, 126 24'E)
GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (unknown; 37°27ʹ13ʺN 126°43ʹ54ʺE)
Britannica online, April 3, 2024 (Inch'ŏn, port city, Kyŏnggi (Gyeonggi) do (province), northwestern South Korea; has the status of a metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government, with administrative status equal to that of a province; during the Japanese occupation (1910-45) the city was renamed Jinsen [no access points in OCLC])
Wikipedia, April 3, 2024 (Incheon (Korean: 인천; Hanja: 仁川; = Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포 = Chemulp'o) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市 = Inch'ŏn Kwangyŏksi), is a city located in northwestern South Korea; 인천시, 仁川市 = Inch'ŏn-si; it was internationally known as Jinsen during Japanese rule, based on the Japanese pronunciation of Incheon's Chinese name; was originally part of Gyeonggi Province, but was granted Directly Governed (now Metropolitan) City status on 1 July 1981; the city officially separated from the province)
Geographic names server, April 3, 2024 (Incheon [approved]; Incheon-gwangyeoksi [approved]; South Korea, first-order administrative division; non-roman script: 인천; 인천광역시; 仁川; 仁川廣域市; variants: Incheon Jighalsi; Inch'ŏ-chikhalsi; Inch'ŏn; Inch'ŏn-bu; Inch'ŏn-gwangyŏksi; Inch'ŏn-jik'alshi; Inch'ŏn-jikhalsi; Inch'ŏn-pu; Inch'ŏn-si; Jinsen-fu; Latitude (DMS) 37:27:00, Longitude (DMS) 126:24:58; Latitude (DD) 37.45, Longitude (DD) 126.416111; also lists Incheon [approved], seat of a first-order administrative division, variants: Chemulpho; Chemulpo; Choimulpo; Inch'ŏn; Jen-tchoan; Jinsen; Tchemoulpo; Tjyei-moul-hpo; Tsche-mul-p-ho; also lists two populated places named Incheon in Jeonnam province and one in Jeonbuk province)
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