Yeoju

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Yeoju
Hangul:	여주군
Hanja:	驪州郡
Revised Romanization:	Yeoju-gun
McCune-Reischauer:	Yŏju kun
Statistics
Area:	608.64 km²
Population:	104,774
Pop. density:	172.1 people/km²
Administrative divisions:	1 eup, 9 myeon

Yeoju County is a county in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Together with the neighboring city of Icheon, it is known as a major center of contemporary South Korean ceramics, and hosts the World Ceramic Exposition every year. Other local products of note include rice, sweet potatoes, and yellow melons. The tomb of the nation's most important king, Sejong the Great^[1], the temple ruins of Godalsaji (c. 764), the Moka Buddhist museum, Pasaseong fortress, and Korea's lone riverside temple, Silleuksa, are located in the county. Yeoju is the birthplace of Korea's last queen, Empress Myeongseong^[2].

Yeoju's institution of higher learning includes Yeojoo Institute of Technology. The Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway passes through the county.

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[edit] See also

• Korean pottery
• Geography of South Korea
• Yeogang High School

[edit] External links

• Yeoju at the Open Directory Project (suggest site)
• Yeoju on the Galbijim Wiki
• County government website
• Yeogang High School