Eumseong County

Eumseong 음성
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	음성군
• Hanja	陰城郡
• Revised Romanization	Eumseong-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Ŭmsŏng-gun
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Hoseo
Administrative divisions	2 eup, 7 myeon
Area
• Total	521.05 km2 (201.18 sq mi)
Population (05/2012)
• Total	97,211
• Density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)
• Dialect	Chungcheong

Eumseong County (Eumseong-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, best known for being the birthplace of UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.

History

Eumseong county is composed of two towns (eup) and seven townships (myeon), with a total population of 98,619 people (including foreigners) as of March 31, 2013.^[1]

The most central town is Geumwang (which also goes by the name Muguk). As of 2013 there are between 20-30 foreign English teachers living in Eumseong county from countries including the United States of America, Canada, South Africa, England, and Scotland.^{[citation needed]}

There are many farmers and people living in Eumseong county. They host two cultural festivals in the spring and fall: the Pumba (traditional vagabond) Festival (품바축제) in the spring and the Gochu (chili pepper) Festival (고추축제) in the fall. Eumseong is famous in Korea for its production of high-quality red chili peppers. Eumseong is also renowned for its strawberries, ginseng, watermelon, and beef.^{[citation needed]}

Eumseong is home to three different high schools. Eumseong High School is located in the city of Eumseong, Chungbuk Semi-Conductor High School is located in Geumwang, and Maegoe High School is located in Gamgok. Maegoe is a Catholic all girls middle school as well as a mixed gender high school. In addition, GVCS, an English-speaking Christian boarding school, is located in Eumseong.

There are two institutes of higher education in Eumseong county that are both located in Gamgok-myeon - Far East University and Gangdong College.^[2] Far East University is a four-year school while Gangdong College is only two years.

The name "Eumseong" is not to be confused with its homonym "human voice." Rather, its name means "shaded castle.^[3]

In 1956, Eumseong township was promoted to Eumseong town. In 1973, Geumwang township was also promoted to a town.^[4]

Sister cities

• Gangdong-gu, South Korea
• Taizhou, China

References

1. ↑ [http://www.es21.go.kr/index.html?menuKey=80&bmode=view&post=98&page=1, Official Eumseong county population statistics]
2. ↑ Gangdong College website, in English
3. ↑ Definition of "Eumseong-gun (음성군)", in Korean
4. ↑ Rules concerning institution of eups (towns) (1973-03-12).

External links

• Eumseong county government website, in English

v t e North Chungcheong Province Cheongju (capital) Cities Cheongju Heungdeok Sangdang Chungju Jecheon Counties Boeun Cheongwon Danyang Eumseong Goesan Jeungpyeong Jincheon Okcheon Yeongdong

Coordinates: 37°00′00″N 127°34′59″E / 37.000°N 127.583°E / 37.000; 127.583