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Okcheon County
County in Hoseo, South Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Okcheon County (Okcheon-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
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History
Okcheon has been called by various names such as Gosisan-gun, Kwansung, and Hyeonryeong.[1]
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
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]
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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
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Highway
Expressway
Railway
Twin towns – sister cities
Okcheon is twinned with:
Prominent individuals
- 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
External links
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