Jeongseon

Jeongseon
정선
—  County  —
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul 정선군
 • Hanja 旌善郡
 • Revised Romanization Jeongseon-gun
 • McCune-Reischauer Chŏngsŏn-gun

Emblem of Jeongseon
Country  South Korea
Region Gwandong
Administrative divisions 4 eup, 5 myeon
Area
 • Total 1,220.67 km2 (471.3 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 • Total 46,362
 • Density 38/km2 (98.4/sq mi)
 • Dialect Gangwon

Jeongseon (Jeongseon-gun) is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. It is famous as the hometown of "Jeongseon Arirang," a traditional Korean folksong. It is also the hometown of famous actor Won Bin and footballer Seol Ki-hyeon.

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Administrative divisions

Towns (eup)

Gohan Eup
Jeongseon Eup
Sabuk Eup
Sindong Eup

Townships (myeon)

Yeoryang Myeon
Bukpyeong Myeon
Hwaam Myeon
Imgye Myeon
Nam Myeon

2018 Winter Olympics

The venue for alpine skiing of Jungbong is located in the township of Bukpyeong-myeon.

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