Okcheon County

Okcheon 옥천군
County
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

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

Timeline

Main articles: Silla and Goryeo

• King Gyeongdeok: It was named Gwanseong-gun
• King Hyeonjong: It was included in Seong-ju, Kyeongsan-bu
• King Chungseon: It was named Okju

Joseon

Main article: 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]

• Okcheon-eup
• Dongi-myeon
• Annam-myeon
• Annae-myeon
• Cheongseong-myeon
• Cheongsan-myeon
• Iwon-myeon
• Gunseo-myeon
• Gunbuk-myeon

Nature

River

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

Transportation

Okcheon station (2024)

Okcheon IC (2024)

Highway

• National Route 3

Expressway

• Gyeongbu Expressway

Railway

See also: Okcheon station

• Gyeongbu Line
• Gyeongbu high-speed railway

Twin towns – sister cities

Okcheon is twinned with:

• Gonohe, Aomori, Japan ^[3]

Prominent individuals

Yuk Young-soo's birthplace

• 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

1. "History". Okcheon County.
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.

External links

• Okcheon County government home page

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