Okcheon County
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| Okcheon 옥천 | ||
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| County | ||
| Korean transcription(s) | ||
| • Hangul | 옥천군 | |
| • Hanja | 沃川郡 | |
| • Revised Romanization | Okcheon-gun | |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Okch'ŏn-gun | |
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| Country |
 South Korea | |
| Region | Hoseo | |
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 8 myeon | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 537.13 km2 (207.39 sq mi) | |
| Population (2004) | ||
| • Total | 56,634 | |
| • Density | 114/km2 (300/sq mi) | |
| • Dialect | Chungcheong | |
Okcheon County (Okcheon-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Twin towns – Sister cities
Okcheon is twinned with:
Prominent individuals
- Song Si-yeol
- Yuk Young-soo First Lady of Korea, killed during an assassination attempt on her husband, Park Chung-hee.
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Coordinates: 36°18′03″N 127°34′07″E / 36.3008333433°N 127.568611121°E
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