Yeongdong County
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Yeongdong County | |
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Hangul: | 영동군 |
Hanja: | 永同郡 |
Revised Romanization: | Yeongdong-gun |
McCune-Reischauer: | Yŏngdong-gun |
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Area: | 845.01 km² |
Population: | 57,424 (2001) |
Pop. density: | 68 people/km² |
Administrative divisions: | 1 eup, 10 myeon |
Yeongdong County is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. The county should not be confused with the similarly named Yeongdong region.
During the Korean War, this county was the site of the No Gun Ri incident, in which many civilians may have been killed.
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Administrative divisions of North Chungcheong province, South Korea | |
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Capital: | Cheongju |
Cities: | Chungju | Jecheon |
Counties: | Boeun | Cheongwon | Danyang | Eumseong | Goesan | Jeungpyeong | Jincheon | Okcheon | Yeongdong |
[[ja:永同郡]]