List of valleys of Korea

A view of Eden Valley, Yangsan, South Korea

This is a list of valleys in South Korea. A valley is a low area between hills, often with a river running through it. Some Korean valleys are similar to one-another in terms of their geographic features, although there is also significant variation in their formations.^{[lower-alpha 1]}

List of valleys of North Korea

In western North Korea, significant agricultural activity occurs in the narrow river valleys, which have a rich and fertile soil content.^[2]

Most of the prison camps in North Korea are located in "remote mountain valleys completely shut off from the outside world and escape is virtually impossible."^[3]

List of valleys of South Korea

In South Korea, many valleys are surrounded by mountains with forests.^[4]

• Baekundong Valley ^[5]

Seoul Special City

This is a list of valleys in Seoul Special City (Hangul: 서울특별시; hanja: ─特別市)^[6]

• Wooyidong Valley (Hangul: 우이동계곡; hanja: 牛耳洞溪谷)^[7]
• Baeksasil Valley (Hangul: 백사실계곡; hanja: 白沙室溪谷)^[8]
• Samchunsa Valley (Hangul: 삼천사계곡; hanja: 三千寺溪谷)^[9]
• Jinkwansa Valley (Hangul: 진관사계곡; hanja: 津寬寺溪谷)^[10]
• Pyeongchang Valley (Hangul: 평창계곡; hanja: 平昌溪谷)^[11]

Incheon Metropolitan City

This is a list of valleys in Incheon Metropolitan City (Hangul: 인천광역시; hanja: 仁川廣域市)^[12]

• Hamhuhdongchun (Hangul: 함허동천; hanja: 涵虛洞天)^[13]

Busan Metropolitan City

This is a list of valleys in Busan Metropolitan City (Hangul: 부산광역시; hanja: 釜山廣域市)^[14]

• Busan – the most densely built up areas of the city are situated in a number of narrow valleys between the Nakdong River and the Suyeong River, with mountains separating most of the districts.
• Jangansa Valley (Hangul: 장안사계곡; hanja: 長安寺溪谷)^[15]
• Daechunchun Valley (Hangul: 대천천계곡; hanja: 大川川溪谷)^[16]

Ulsan Metropolitan City

This is a list of valleys in Ulsan Metropolitan City (Hangul: 울산광역시; hanja: 蔚山廣域市)^[17]

• Jakchunjung Valley (Hangul: 작천정계곡(작괘천); hanja: 酌掛川)^[18]
• Suknamsa Valley (Hangul: 석남사계곡; hanja: 石南寺溪谷)^[19]
• Cheonjeonri Gaksuk Valley (Hangul: 천전리각석계곡; hanja: 川前里角石溪谷)^[20]
• Naewonam Valley (Hangul: 내원암계곡; hanja: 內院庵溪谷)^[21]

Gyeonggi-do

This is a list of valleys in Gyeonggi-do (Hangul: 경기도; hanja: 京畿道)^[22]

• Baekun Valley (Hangul: 백운계곡; hanja: 白雲溪谷)^[23]
• Songchu Valley (Hangul: 송추계곡; hanja: 松楸溪谷)^[24]
• Myungji Valley (Hangul: 명지계곡; hanja: 明智溪谷)^[25]
• Youngchu Valley (Hangul: 용추계곡; hanja: 龍墜溪谷)^[26]
• Eurbi Valley (Hangul: 어비계곡; hanja: 魚飛溪谷)^[27]
• Gogiri Valley (Hangul: 고기리계곡; hanja: 高基里溪谷)^[28]
• Jungwon Valley (Hangul: 중원계곡; hanja: 中元溪谷)^[29]
• Bigum Valley (Hangul: 비금계곡; hanja: 秘琴溪谷)^[30]
• Sammaksa Valley (Hangul: 삼막사계곡; hanja: 三幕寺溪谷)^[31]
• Sanasa Valley (Hangul: 사나사계곡; hanja: 舍那寺溪谷)^[32]
• Dongmak Valley (Hangul: 동막계곡; hanja: 東幕溪谷)^[33]
• Byukgae Valley (Hangul: 벽계구곡; hanja: 蘗溪九曲)^[34]
• Jijang Valley (Hangul: 지장계곡; hanja: 地藏溪谷)^[35]
• Tapdong Valley (Hangul: 탑동계곡; hanja: 塔洞溪谷)^[36]
• Myojuksa Valley (Hangul: 묘적사계곡; hanja: 妙寂寺溪谷)^[37]
• Sudonggukmin Gwangwangji (Hangul: 수동국민관광지; hanja: 水洞國民觀光地)^[38]

Gangwon-do

This is a list of valleys in Gangwon-do (Hangul: 강원도; hanja: 江原道):^[39]

• Heungjung Valley (Hangul: 흥정계곡; hanja: 興亭溪谷)^[40]
• Murung Valley (Hangul: 무릉계곡; hanja: 武陵溪谷)^[41]
• Sogeumgang Valley (Hangul: 소금강계곡; hanja: 小金剛溪谷)^[42]
• Deokpung Valley (Hangul: 덕풍계곡; hanja: 悳豊溪谷)^[43]
• Kimsatgat Valley (Hangul: 김삿갓계곡; hanja: 金─溪谷)^[44]
• Geumdang Valley (Hangul: 금당계곡; hanja: 金堂溪谷)^[45]
• Yongso Valley (Hangul: 용소계곡; hanja: 龍沼溪谷)^[46]
• Bupheung Valley (Hangul: 법흥계곡; hanja: 法興溪谷)^[47]
• Jindong Valley (Hangul: 진동계곡; hanja: 鎭東溪谷)^[48]
• Misan Valley (Hangul: 미산계곡; hanja: 美山溪谷)^[49]
• Duksanki Valley (Hangul: 덕산기계곡; hanja: 德山基溪谷)^[50]
• Dutayeon Valley (Hangul: 두타연계곡; hanja: 頭陀淵溪谷)^[51]
• Damtuh Valley (Hangul: 담터계곡; hanja: ─溪谷)^[52]
• Beobsuchi Valley (Hangul: 법수치계곡; hanja: 法水峙溪谷)^[53]
• Chunbuldong Valley (Hangul: 천불동계곡; hanja: 千佛洞溪谷)^[54]
• Gwangduk Valley (Hangul: 광덕계곡; hanja: 廣德溪谷)^[55]
• Yongsugol Valley (Hangul: 용수골계곡; hanja: 龙水谷溪谷)^[56]
• Sutasa Valley (Hangul: 수타사계곡; hanja: 壽陀寺溪谷)^[57]
• Achimgari Valley (Hangul: 아침가리계곡)^[58]
• Shindae Valley (Hangul: 신대계곡; hanja: 新垈溪谷)^[59]
• Sundam Valley (Hangul: 순담계곡; hanja: 蓴潭溪谷)^[60]
• Makdong Valley (Hangul: 막동계곡; hanja: 幕洞溪谷)^[61]
• Jujungol Valley (Hangul: 주전골계곡; hanja: 鑄錢─溪谷)^[62]
• Misiryeong Valley (Hangul: 미시령계곡; hanja: 彌矢嶺溪谷)^[63]
• Naerinchun Valley (Hangul: 내린천계곡; hanja: 內麟川溪谷)^[64]
• Eorayeon Valley (Hangul: 어라연계곡; hanja: 魚羅淵溪谷)^[65]
• Dankyunggol Valley (Hangul: 단경골계곡; hanja: 壇京─溪谷)^[66]
• Eoseongjeon Valley (Hangul: 어성전계곡; hanja: 魚城田溪谷)^[67]
• Bangdong Valley (Hangul: 방동계곡; hanja: 芳東溪谷)^[68]
• Gwangdaegok (Hangul: 광대곡; hanja: 廣大谷)^[69]
• Suryumdong Valley (Hangul: 수렴동계곡; hanja: 水簾洞溪谷)^[70]
• Sugam Valley (Hangul: 숙암계곡; hanja: 宿巖溪谷)^[71]
• Jangjun Valley (Hangul: 장전계곡; hanja: 長田溪谷)^[72]
• Chuneunsa Valley (Hangul: 천은사계곡; hanja: 天恩寺溪谷)^[73]
• Naeri Valley (Hangul: 내리계곡; hanja: 內里溪谷)^[74]
• Seobong Valley (Hangul: 서봉계곡; hanja: 西峯溪谷)^[75]
• Namjeon Valley (Hangul: 남전계곡; hanja: 藍田溪谷)^[76]
• Naewun Valley (Hangul: 뇌운계곡; hanja: 雷雲溪谷)^[77]
• Dunjeon Valley (Hangul: 둔전계곡; hanja: 屯田溪谷)^[78]
• Chudae Valley (Hangul: 추대계곡; hanja: 推戴溪谷)^[79]
• Gumandong Valley (Hangul: 구만동계곡; hanja: 九萬洞溪谷)^[80]
• Jinburyung Valley (Hangul: 진부령계곡; hanja: 陳富嶺溪谷)^[81]
• Gayadong Valley (Hangul: 가야동계곡; hanja: 伽倻洞溪谷)^[82]
• Yongdam Valley (Hangul: 용담계곡; hanja: 龍潭溪谷)^[83]
• Chunmi Valley (Hangul: 천미계곡; hanja: 天尾溪谷)^[84]
• Haenggudong Valley (Hangul: 행구동계곡; hanja: 杏邱洞溪谷)^[85]
• Suhang Valley (Hangul: 수항계곡; hanja: 水項溪谷)^[86]
• Jungbong Valley (Hangul: 중봉계곡; hanja: 中峰渓谷)^[87]
• Samil Valley (Hangul: 삼일계곡; hanja: 三逸溪谷)^[88]
• Danggol Valley (Hangul: 당골계곡; hanja: 堂─溪谷)^[89]
• Michungol Valley (Hangul: 미천골계곡; hanja: 米川─溪谷)^[90]
• Hachuri Valley (Hangul: 하추리계곡; hanja: 下秋里溪谷)^[91]
• Eomdun Valley (Hangul: 엄둔계곡)^[92]
• Bisugumi Valley (Hangul: 비수구미계곡; hanja: 飛水口尾溪谷)^[93]
• Chungpyungsa Valley (Hangul: 청평사계곡; hanja: 淸平寺溪谷)^[94]
• Byungjibang Valley (Hangul: 청평사계곡; hanja: 兵之方溪谷)^[95]
• Mansandong Valley (Hangul: 만산동계곡; hanja: 萬山洞溪谷)^[96]
• Gowontong Valley (Hangul: 고원통계곡; hanja: 古元通溪谷)^[97]
• Gwangchi Valley (Hangul: 광치계곡; hanja: 光州溪谷)^[98]
• Baekdam Valley (Hangul: 백담계곡; hanja: 百潭溪谷)^[99]
• Donghwal Valley (Hangul: 동활계곡; hanja: 東活溪谷)^[100]
• Saldun Valley (Hangul: 살둔계곡; hanja: ─屯溪谷)^[101]
• Naepyeong Valley (Hangul: 내평계곡; hanja: 內坪溪谷)^[102]
• Jiam Valley (Hangul: 지암계곡; hanja: 芝巖溪谷)^[103]
• Gongsujeon Valley (Hangul: 공수전계곡; hanja: 公須田溪谷)^[104]
• Geumdae Valley (Hangul: 금대계곡; hanja: 金垈溪谷)^[105]

Chungcheongbuk-do

This is a list of valleys in Chungcheongbuk-do (Hangul: 충청북도; hanja: 忠淸北道)^[106]

Chungcheongnam-do

This is a list of valleys in Chungcheongbnam-do (Hangul: 충청남도; hanja: 忠淸南道)^[107]

Gyeongsangbuk-do

This is a list of valleys in Gyeongsangbuk-do (Hangul: 경상북도; hanja: 慶尙北道)^[108]

Gyeongsangnam-do

This is a list of valleys in Gyeongsangnam-do (Hangul: 경상남도; hanja: 慶尙南道)^[109]

Jeollabuk-do

This is a list of valleys in Jeollabuk-do (Hangul: 전라북도; hanja: 全羅北道)^[110]

Jeollanam-do

This is a list of valleys in Jeollabnam-do (Hangul: 전라남도; hanja: 全羅南道)^[111]

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province

This is a list of valleys in Jeju Special Self-Governing Province(Hangul: 제주특별자치도; hanja: 濟州特別自治道):^[112]

Unsorted

• South Valley Hamlet (Kongnam-ni)^[113]

Notes

1. "These valleys have many features in common*. They cut mountain massives which are heterogeneous in structure. Thus there is an extraordinary variation of forms, with an almost ceaseless alternation of wild rugged gorges and densely ..."^[1]

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Further reading

• Legends from Hills and Valleys of Korea. Ewha Womens University. 1971.
• Smith, J.R.; Foote, J.M.F.; McCoy, M.J.; Adams, E.W. (1922). Human Geography: Teachers' Manual for Human Geography. Human Geography. John C. Winston Company. p. 318. – Includes a 1922 image of Korean villages in a valley