Jeongseon County

Jeongseon
정선군
County
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul
  Hanja
  Revised Romanization Jeongseon-gun
  McCune-Reischauer Chŏngsŏn-gun

Emblem of Jeongseon

Location in South Korea
Country  South Korea
Region Gwandong
Administrative divisions 4 eup, 5 myeon
Area
  Total 1,220.67 km2 (471.30 sq mi)
Population (2004)
  Total 46,362
  Density 38/km2 (100/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.

Administrative divisions

Towns (eup)

Townships (myeon)

Attractions

High Resort 1, a ski resort, is located in Gohan Eup, Gangwonland, the only casino in Korea that is open to South Korean citizens, is also located nearby.[1] The resort at 1,345 meters is at the highest altitude of the Korean ski resorts.[2]

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Coordinates: 37°22′45″N 128°39′53″E / 37.3791666767°N 128.664722232°E / 37.3791666767; 128.664722232

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