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Sokcho, Gangwon Province (South Korea)

Sokcho-si, 속초시

Last modified: 2020-08-21 by christopher oehler
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[Sokcho flag] image by Tomislav Šipek, 5 September 2019

[Sokcho flag] image by Tomislav Šipek, 5 September 2019
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[Sokcho city flag]
Source: Sokcho city website

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History of Sokcho

From the Sokcho web site:

The oldest record that confirms the name of Sokcho for the first time goes back to Yeojidoseo, a map made in the 36th year of King Yeongjo in 1760, in the Joseon (Choson) period. In the Joseon period, Sokcho was a district, called Sokcho-ri, Socheon-myeon, Dohobu, Yangyang.

researched by Phil Nelson, 29 March 2005