Uiseong County
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| Hangul: | 의성군 |
| Hanja: | 義城郡 |
| Revised Romanization: | Uiseong-gun |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Ŭisŏng-gun |
| Statistics | |
| Area: | 1,175.89 km² |
| Population: | 71,216 2002 registration [link] |
| Pop. density: | 60.6 people/km² |
| Administrative divisions: | 1 eup, 17 myeon |
South Korean national treasure 77, a five-storied stone pagoda, lies in Geumseong-myeon. Also in Geumseong-myeon are a set of more than 300 dinosaur tracks from the early Cretaceous period. [link]
Uiseong is home to Gounsa, one of the 24 head temples of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. This temple is located in Danchon-myeon.
Administrative divisions
Uiseong County is divided into 18 primary districts (1 eup and 17 myeon). These in turn are divided into 178 legal ri, which in turn are composed of a total of 399 administrative ri. The county's primary divisions are as follows:
- Uiseong-eup
- Danchon-myeon
- Jeomgok-myeon
- Oksan-myeon
- Sagok-myeon
- Chunsan-myeon
- Gaeum-myeon
- Geumseong-myeon
- Bongyang-myeon
- Bian-myeon
- Gucheon-myeon
- Danmil-myeon
- Danbuk-myeon
- Angye-myeon
- Dain-myeon
- Sinpyeong-myeon
- Anpyeong-myeon
- Ansa-myeon
See also
External links
| Administrative divisions of North Gyeongsang province, South Korea |
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| Capital Daegu | |
| Cities Andong | Gimcheon | Gumi | Gyeongju | Gyeongsan | Mungyeong | Pohang | Sangju | Yeongcheon | Yeongju | |
| Counties Bonghwa | Cheongdo | Cheongsong | Chilgok | Goryeong | Gunwi | Seongju | Uiseong | Uljin | Ulleung | Yecheon | Yeongdeok | Yeongyang | |
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