Okcheon County

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Okcheon
옥천군
Korean transcription(s)
   Hangul 옥천군
   Hanja
  Revised RomanizationOkcheon-gun
  McCune-ReischauerOkch'ŏn-gun
Okcheon County Geumgu River 20240730.jpg
Geumgu River
Flag of Okcheon.svg
Okcheon.jpg
North Chungcheong-Okcheon.svg
Location in South Korea
CountryFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Region Hoseo
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 8 myeon
Area
  Total537.13 km2 (207.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
  Total56,634
  Density114/km2 (300/sq mi)
  Dialect
Chungcheong

Okcheon County (Okcheon-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

Contents

History

Okcheon has been called by various names such as Gosisan-gun, Kwansung, and Hyeonryeong. [1]

Timeline

Joseon

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

Okcheon-gun is divided into one eup and eight myeon: [2]

Nature

River

The national river Geumgang flows, and 198 small rivers flow in the county. [2]

Transportation

Okcheon station (2024) Okcheon Station 20240730 (02).jpg
Okcheon station (2024)
Okcheon IC (2024) Gyeongbu Expressway Okcheon IC Tollgate 20240729.jpg
Okcheon IC (2024)

Highway

Expressway

Railway

Twin towns – sister cities

Okcheon is twinned with:

Prominent individuals

Yuk Young-soo's birthplace yugyeongsu saengga sarangcae2.JPG
Yuk Young-soo's birthplace

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References

  1. 1 2 "History". Okcheon County.
  2. 1 2 "HumanㆍSocial Environment Administrative Districts". Okcheon County.
  3. "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.

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