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Geumho, Kumho, or Kǔmho ( ko, 금호) may refer to: * Kumho (South Hamgyong), North Korea * Geumho River, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea * Geumho-eup, a town in Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang, South Korea * Geumho-dong, Seoul, Geumho-dong, Seungdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea * Geumho Station, Seoul Metro station in Geumho-dong, Seungdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea Companies * Kumho Asiana Group, a South Korean conglomerate * Kumho Petrochemical and subsidiaries, a South Korean conglomerate spun off from the Kumho Asiana Group * Kumho Tire, a South Korean tire manufacturer separated from Kumho Asiana Group after it was sold to Double Star in 2018 {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumho (South Hamgyong)
Kŭmho is a ''chigu'', or area, in South Hamgyŏng province, near the city of Sinp'o, North Korea. Kŭmho was part of Sinp'o until 1995, when it was made a special area under the direct administration of the province. In Kŭmho near Sinp'o in 1987 the building of first national nuclear plant was started by USSR but construction was cancelled in 1991 due to lack of funding and in 1993 then according to political reasons. Then this place was the site of a planned two reactors development which was to have been built by the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) with international support. Preparations and construction began in 1994 and 1997, but reactors was never completed. The last international workers were removed from the area in January 2006. Administrative divisions Kŭmho is divided into 1 '' rodongjagu'' (workers' district) and 8 '' ri'' (villages): See also * Administrative divisions of North Korea *Geography of North Korea North Korea is located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geumho River
The Geumho River flows through North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, and drains into the Nakdong River. It rises in the hilly area of western Pohang, flows west for 116 kilometers before its meeting with the Nakdong in western Daegu. It drains an area of more than 2,000 square kilometers. Notable tributaries include the Sincheon, which flows north through Daegu. The name ''Geumho-gang'' means "river of the zither-shaped lake," a reference to its oxbow curve in northern Daegu. Much of the riverbank in Daegu has been transformed into parkland. Ecological conditions The Geumho has been among the most polluted rivers in South Korea largely because of industrial waste from nearby large-scale dyeing operations. This is especially important because the Geumho is a tributary of the Nakdong river. Samples of water have consistently received low grades on the water grading system of the Korean government. Communities allege that the water quality problem stemmed from the developmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geumho-eup
Geumho is a town, or '' eup'', in Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas .... The township Geumho-myeon was upgraded to the town Geumho-eup in 1973. Geumho Town Office is located in Gyodae-ri, which is crowded with people. Communities Geumho-eup is divided into 21 villages ('' ri''). References External linksOfficial website Yeongcheon Towns and townships in North Gyeongsang Province {{SouthKorea-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geumho-dong, Seoul
Geumho-dong is a '' dong'', neighborhood of Seongdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea. See also *Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 special city (''teukbyeolsi'' ), 1 special self-governing city (''teukbyeol-jachisi'' ), and 9 provinces ('' do'' ), including one ... References * * * * External links Seongdong-gu Official site in EnglishSeongdong-gu Official websiteMap of Seongdong-gu Geumho 1-dong Resident office Neighbourhoods of Seongdong District {{Seoul-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumho Asiana Group
Kumho Asiana Group is a large South Korean ''Chaebol'' (conglomerate), with subsidiaries in the construction, leisure, and logistics industries. The group is headquartered at the Kumho Asiana Main Tower in Sinmunno 1-ga, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea. As of 2014, the largest shareholder is Park Sam-koo, the third son of the company's founder, who stepped down as CEO in 2010. History After World War II, Park In-chon began a taxi service, based out of Geumnamno in Seo-gu, Gwangju. By the 1950s, operations had expanded to include bus and coach services, operating as Gwangju Passenger Service (today, Kumho Buslines). The company began vertical integration in 1960 with the establishment of Samyang Tire, today Kumho Tire. Facing a shortage of raw material, Kumho Synthetic Rubber (today Kumho Petrochemical) was established in 1971. The group expanded considerably as the Korean economy boomed, adding subsidiary companies in construction, shipping and logistics, aviation, leisure, cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumho Petrochemical
Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (abbr. KKPC; ) is a multinational chemical company based in South Korea, with headquarters in Seoul. It was founded in 1970 when Kumho Group struggled to secure raw materials for its bus and tire businesses. Kumho Petrochemical has a global market leadership in the manufacturing of synthetic rubbers with the world's largest production capacity based on SBR and BR by IISRP 2012. It focuses on synthetic rubbers, synthetic resins, specialty chemicals, electronic chemicals, energy, building materials and advanced materials as its core business. In 2011, Kumho Petrochemical was ranked at 1806th of 'the Global 2000' by Forbes. In 2013, it became a component of the KOSPI 100 index, which tracks 100 major companies listed on the Korea Stock Exchange. It changed its name from 'Korea Kumho Petrochemical' to 'Kumho Petrochemical' effective 15 February 2012. It was spun off from Kumho Asiana Group in December 2015. Products * Synthetic Rubbers Kumho Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
