Okcheon County
Okcheon County is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
History
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
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
- 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