Hongseong County

Not to be confused with Hoengseong.
Hongseong
홍성군
City
Korean transcription(s)
 â€¢ Hangul 홍성군
 â€¢ Hanja 洪城郡
 â€¢ Revised Romanization Hongseong-gun
 â€¢ McCune-Reischauer Hongsŏng-gun

Hongseong Station

Emblem of Hongseong

Location in South Korea
Coordinates: 36°35′58″N 126°39′46″E / 36.5994444544°N 126.662777788°E / 36.5994444544; 126.662777788Coordinates: 36°35′58″N 126°39′46″E / 36.5994444544°N 126.662777788°E / 36.5994444544; 126.662777788
Country  South Korea
Region Hoseo
Administrative divisions 2 eup, 9 myeon
Area
 â€¢ Total 443.5 km2 (171.2 sq mi)
Population (2013)
 â€¢ Total 89,174
 â€¢ Density 201.1/km2 (521/sq mi)
 â€¢ Dialect Chungcheong

Hongseong (Hongseong-gun) is a city in South Korea, and the capital of South Chungcheong Province. The current governor is Kim Seok-hwan. The original name of this city is Hongju.[1]

Symbols

Population

Population Distribution of Hongseong County:[3]
Administrative District Male Female Total Percent
Hongseongeup 21,370 21,799 43,169 49.09%
Gwangcheoneup 5,547 5,477 11,024 12.53%
Hongbukmyeon 2,312 2,280 4,592 5.22%
Gummamyeo 1,949 1,934 3,883 4.42%
Hongdongmyeo 1,968 1,873 3,841 4.37%
Janggokmyeon 1,723 1,790 3,513 3.99%
Eunhamyeo 1,438 1,430 2,868 3.26%
Gyeolseongmyeon 1,268 1,282 2,550 2.90%
Seobumyeon 1,824 2,027 3,851 4.38%
Galsanmyeon 2,105 2,102 4,207 4.78%
Guhangmyeon 2,279 2,170 4,449 5.06%
Total 43,783 44,164 87,947 100%

Historical figures

Historical figures born in Hongseong:

Cultural assets

In Hongseong, a large statue of Buddha is engraved on a protruding rock carved into the shape of a shrine. Overall, the headpiece is solid and integrity is shown on the face, but the statue is unbalanced from its loss of volume towards the bottom.[9]

Site attributed to Choe Yeong:[4]

Sites attributed to Seong Sammun:[5]

Sites attributed to Han Yong-un:[7]

Sites attributed to Kim Jwajin:[8]

Festivals

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Greetings". Hong Seong official site. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Flag/Flower/Tree/Bird representing the region". Hong Seong official site. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Population". Hong Seong official site. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Choi Young". Hong Seong official site. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Seong Sammun". Hong Seong official site. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Han Seongjun". Hong Seong official site. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Han Yongwun". Hong Seong official site. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Kim Jwajin". Hong Seong official site. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "Nationally Designated Cultural Property". Hong Seong official site. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  10. ↑ 홍성 새조개축제 18일 개막 Yeonhap News 2008.01.16 http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=101&oid=001&aid=0001895266
  11. ↑ "Namdangli Cockle Festival". Hong Seong official site. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  12. ↑ "Naepo Festival". Hong Seong official site. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  13. ↑ "Festival of General Kim’s victory". Hong Seong official site. Retrieved 26 December 2013.

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