Gochang County

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Gochang County
Hangul 고창군
Hanja 高敞郡
Revised Romanization Gochang-gun
McCune-Reischauer Koch'ang-gun
Statistics
Area 606.90 km² (234.33 sq mi)
Population (2001) 72,996
Population density 120.2 /km² (311 /sq mi)
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 13 myeon
Location map
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Gochang County (Gochang-gun) is a county in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is a rural area, and is home to only one institution of higher education: Gochang Polytechnic College.

Famous people from Gochang include the 20th-century poet Midang.

The temple of Seonunsa is also located in Gochang. The dolmens of the county are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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