Samcheok

thumb|Samcheok Fire Station Samcheok (; ) is a city in the state of Gangwon, South Korea. To the west are the Taebaek Mountains, which form a high flat plain of more than 1,000 meters, and to the east the coastal plain slopes sharply. Samcheok borders Donghae in the north, Uljin County in North Gyeongsang Province to the south, and Taebaek in the west. It covers an area of 1,185.86 square kilometers and has a coastline of 58.4 kilometers. Samcheok's city hall is located in Gyo-dong. Samcheok includes 2 districts, 6 villages, and 4 neighborhoods or dongs. The city's official tree is the zelkova

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Settlement.name: Samcheok
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipal city
Settlement.translit_lang1: Korean
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Hangul
Settlement.translit_lang1_type2: Hanja
Settlement.translit_lang1_info3: Samcheok-si
Settlement.translit_lang1_info4: Samch'ŏk-si
Settlement.image_skyline: Korea-Samcheok-Beach-01.jpg
Settlement.image_map: Gangwon-Samcheok.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in South Korea
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1185.78
Settlement.population_as_of: September 2024
Settlement.population_total: 62,111
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.leader_title: mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Park Sang-su ()

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Population: 69509
Area: 1185.78
Official website: www.samcheok.go.kr/eng
Image: Korea-Samcheok-Beach-01.jpg

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