Hongseong

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Hongseong
Hangul: 홍성군
Hanja: 洪城郡
Revised Romanization: Hongseong-gun
McCune-Reischauer: Hongsŏng-gun
Statistics
Area: 443.5 km²
Population: 93,558
2001 registration [1]
Pop. density: 211.0 people/km²
Administrative divisions: 2 eup, 9 myeon
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Hongseong County (Hongseong-gun) is a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Famous people from Hongseong include martyred minister Seong Sam-mun and early Korean anarchist Kim Jwa-jin. Chungwoon University is located in Hongseong.

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Administrative divisions of South Chungcheong province, South Korea
Capital: Daejeon
Cities: Asan | Boryeong | Cheonan | Gongju | Gyeryong | Nonsan | Seosan
Counties: Buyeo | Cheongyang | Dangjin | Geumsan | Hongseong | Seocheon | Taean | Yeongi | Yesan