Sokcho, Kangwon-do (South Korea)

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Last modified: 2005-04-16 by phil nelson
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Sokcho city website

See also:

• Kangwon-Do

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.