Okcheon County
Okcheon County is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Okcheon County
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- Okcheon
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Okcheon County is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Okcheon • Settlement Type — County • Image Skyline — Okcheon County Geumgu River 20240730.jpg • Image Caption — Geumgu River • Image Map — North Chungcheong-Okcheon.svg • Map Caption — Location in South Korea • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — South Korea • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Hoseo • Population Blank1 Title — Dialect • Population Blank1 — Chungcheong • Area Total Km2 — 537.13 • Population As Of — 2004 • Population Total — 56634 • Population Density Km2 — 114 • Parts Type — Administrative divisions • Parts — 1 eup, 8 myeon • Image Blank Emblem — Okcheon.jpg • Blank Emblem Type — Emblem • Image Flag — Flag of Okcheon.svg Okcheon County is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
History
History
Okcheon has been called by various names such as Gosisan-gun, Kwansung, and Hyeonryeong.
Timeline
Timeline
• King Gyeongdeok: It was named Gwanseong-gun • King Hyeonjong: It was included in Seong-ju, Kyeongsan-bu • King Chungseon: It was named Okju
Joseon
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.
Administrative divisions
Administrative divisions
Okcheon-gun is divided into one eup and eight myeon: • Okcheon-eup • Dongi-myeon • Annam-myeon • Annae-myeon • Cheongseong-myeon • Cheongsan-myeon • Iwon-myeon • Gunseo-myeon • Gunbuk-myeon
River
River
The national river Geumgang flows, and 198 small rivers flow in the county.
Transportation
Transportation
• Illustration — Okcheon station (2024) • Illustration — Okcheon IC (2024)
Highway
Highway
• National Route 3
Expressway
Expressway
• Gyeongbu Expressway
Railway
Railway
• Gyeongbu Line • Gyeongbu high-speed railway
Twin towns – sister cities
Twin towns – sister cities
Okcheon is twinned with: • Gonohe, Aomori, Japan
Prominent individuals
Prominent individuals
• Illustration — Yuk Young-soo's birthplace • Lee Ok-bong, 16th century woman poet • 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
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1- Song Si-yŏlAuthor
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