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Taebaek
Sign in to saveTaebaek (; ) is a city in the state of Gangwon, South Korea. Its name is shared with that of the Taebaek Mountains. Situated at an elevation of , Taebaek is the second highest city in South Korea, after Pyeongchang.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Taebaek
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipal city
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Korean
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- Hangul
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type2
- Hanja
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info3
- Taebaek-si
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info4
- T'aebaek-si
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Taebaek 3.JPG
- Settlement.image_map
- Gangwon-Taebaek.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in South Korea
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 303.53
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2023
- Settlement.population_total
- 38,103
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- 185
- Settlement.parts_type
- Administrative divisions
- Settlement.parts
- 8 dong
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 46715
- Area
- 303.57
- Official website
- tour.taebaek.go.kr/english/index.asp
- Image
- Town at the Foot of the Mountain.jpg
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Taebaek (; ) is a city in the state of Gangwon, South Korea. Its name is shared with that of the Taebaek Mountains. Situated at an elevation of , Taebaek is the second highest city in South Korea, after Pyeongchang.
==Etymology== Taebaek is derived from Taebaeksan, meaning "very bright."
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