Seongju County

Seongju 성주군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	성주군
• Hanja	星 州 郡
• Revised Romanization	Seongju-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Sŏngju-gun
Flag Emblem of Seongju
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 9 myeon
Area
• Total	616.28 km2 (237.95 sq mi)
Population  (September 2024 [1] )
• Total	41,591
• Density	82.8/km2 (214/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang

Seongju County (Seongju-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. This largely agricultural area is located immediately west of the metropolitan city of Daegu. The capital of the county is the town of Seongju.

Lotte Skyhill Seongju Country Club ( 36°02′58″N128°13′34″E / 36.049359°N 128.226223°E / 36.049359; 128.226223 ) was selected as the location for the deployment of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in July 2016. ^{[2] [3]}

Seongju County is famous for its production of oriental melons. Farms in the county comprise about 70% of total oriental melon production in the country. ^[4]

Administrative divisions

Map of Seongju County in Korean

Seongju County is divided into 1 eup and 9 myeon.

Name	Hangeul	Hanja
Seongju-eup	성주읍	星州邑
Seonnam-myeon	선남면	船南面
Yongam-myeon	용암면	龍岩面
Suryun-myeon	수륜면	修倫面
Gacheon-myeon	가천면	伽泉面
Geumsu-myeon	금수면	金水面
Daega-myeon	대가면	大家面
Byeokjin-myeon	벽진면	碧珍面
Chojeon-myeon	초전면	草田面
Wolhang-myeon	월항면	月恒面

Twin towns – sister cities

• Gwanak-gu, South Korea (2005)

References

1. "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
2. "THAAD's new home will be golf course in South Korean mountains". STARS AND STRIPES. September 30, 2016.
3. Kang Seung-woo (13 July 2016). "Seongju confirmed as site for THAAD". The Korea Times. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
4. "韓国農水産食品-チャメ（マクワウリ）[Kankoku Nōsui-san shokuhin - chame (makuwauri)]". www.atcenter.or.jp (in Japanese). Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corporation. Retrieved 2018-09-17.

External links

• Official Local Government Website

35°55′09″N128°16′59″E / 35.919119°N 128.283019°E / 35.919119; 128.283019