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 |
 | |
| 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.
- Lee Mijoo, member of K-pop girl group Lovelyz.
- Kim Ji-ho, member of K-pop girl group Oh My Girl.
References
- ↑ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. 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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