Kinko - Kinko

Japanese: 錦江 - きんこう
Kinko - Kinko

It is the sixth river on the Korean peninsula, flowing into the Yellow Sea (called the West Sea in the Korean peninsula) of Korea (Republic of Korea). It is 401 km long and has a drainage area of ​​9,886 square km. It originates at the western foot of Yukjuryeong in the Sobaek Mountains in Jangsu County, North Jeolla Province, flows north, meanders through mountain gorges, bypasses Okcheon, Gongju, and Buyeo, changes course to the southwest, and empties into the Yellow Sea north of Gunsan. The drainage basin includes the Daejeon Basin, Cheongju Basin, and Nonsan Plain. It is navigable from the mouth to Buyang, 130 km upstream. Gongju and Buyeo, which are in the basin, were the ancient capitals of Baekje and have many ruins.

[Mori Seiu]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

韓国(大韓民国)の黄海(朝鮮半島では西海とよぶ)に注ぐ朝鮮半島第六の河川。全長401キロメートル、流域面積9886平方キロメートル。全羅北道(ぜんらほくどう/チョルラブクト)長水郡の小白(しょうはく/ソベク)山脈の六十嶺(ろくじゅうれい)西麓(せいろく)から発源して北流し、山間峡谷を蛇行して沃川(よくせん)、公州(こうしゅう)、扶余(ふよ)を迂回(うかい)し、南西へ流路を変え、群山(ぐんさん/クンサン)の北で黄海に注いでいる。流域には大田盆地、清州盆地、論山平野などがある。河口から130キロメートル上流の芙江(ふこう)まで航行が可能である。流域の公州と扶余は百済(くだら)の古都で遺跡が多い。

[森 聖雨]

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