Okcheon County
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Okcheon
옥천군 | |
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County | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 옥천군 |
| • Hanja | 沃川郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Okcheon-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Okch'ŏn-gun |
 Flag  Emblem of Okcheon | |
 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, 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.
- Kim Ji-ho, member of K-pop girl group Oh My Girl.
- Keum Donghyun, member of K-pop boy group
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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