Okcheon County

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.

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.

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

Nature

River

The national river Geumgang flows, and 198 small rivers flow in the county.

Transportation

Highway

• National Route 3

Expressway

• Gyeongbu Expressway

Railway

• Gyeongbu Line
• Gyeongbu high-speed railway

Twin towns – sister cities

Okcheon is twinned with:

• Gonohe, Aomori, Japan

Prominent individuals

• 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

References

External links

• Okcheon County government home page