Okcheon County
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Okcheon
옥천군 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 옥천군 |
| • Hanja | 沃川郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Okcheon-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Okch'ŏn-gun |
 Geumgu River | |
 Flag  Emblem of Okcheon | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Hoseo |
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 8 myeon |
| Area | |
• Total | 537.13 km2 (207.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 56,634 |
| • Density | 114/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Chungcheong |
Okcheon County (Okcheon-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
History
[edit]Okcheon has been called by various names such as Gosisan-gun, Kwansung, and Hyeonryeong.[1]
Timeline
[edit]- King Gyeongdeok: It was named Gwanseong-gun
- King Hyeonjong: It was included in Seong-ju, Kyeongsan-bu
- King Chungseon: It was named Okju
Joseon
[edit]In 1413, King Taejong of the Joseon Dynasty named it Okcheon and transferred the jurisdiction of the province from Gyeongsang Province to Chungcheong Province. In 1895, the 26th King Gojong's national administrative adjustment took place and named it Okcheon-gun.[1]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Okcheon-gun is divided into one eup and eight myeon: [2]
- Okcheon-eup
- Dongi-myeon
- Annam-myeon
- Annae-myeon
- Cheongseong-myeon
- Cheongsan-myeon
- Iwon-myeon
- Gunseo-myeon
- Gunbuk-myeon
Nature
[edit]River
[edit]The national river Geumgang flows, and 198 small rivers flow in the county.[2]
Transportation
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Highway
[edit]Expressway
[edit]Railway
[edit]Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Okcheon is twinned with:
Prominent individuals
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- Jeong Ji-yong, modernist poet
- Song Si-yeol, Joseon statesman, Neo-Confucian scholar and philosopher
- Yuk Young-soo First Lady of Korea, killed during an assassination attempt on her husband, Park Chung Hee
- Mijoo, member of K-pop girl group Lovelyz
- Keum Donghyun, member of K-pop boy group Epex
References
[edit]- ^ a b "History". Okcheon County.
- ^ a b "HumanㆍSocial Environment Administrative Districts". Okcheon County.
- ^ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
External links
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36°18′03″N 127°34′07″E / 36.3008333433°N 127.568611121°E
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