Okcheon County
| Okcheon 옥천군 | ||
|---|---|---|
| County | ||
| Korean transcription(s) | ||
| • Hangul | 옥천군 | |
| • Hanja | 沃川郡 | |
| • Revised Romanization | Okcheon-gun | |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Okch'ŏn-gun | |
| ||
 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.
Twin towns – Sister cities
Okcheon is twinned with:
Prominent individuals
- Jeong Ji-yong, modernist poet
- Song Si-yeol
- Yuk Young-soo First Lady of Korea, killed during an assassination attempt on her husband, Park Chung-hee.
References
- ↑ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
External links
Coordinates: 36°18′03″N 127°34′07″E / 36.3008333433°N 127.568611121°E
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