Yesan County

"Yesan" redirects here. For the village in Iran, see Yesan, Iran.
Yesan
예산군
County
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul
  Hanja
  Revised Romanization Yesan-gun
  McCune-Reischauer Yesan-gun

Emblem of Yesan

Location in South Korea
Country South Korea
Region Hoseo
Administrative divisions 2 eup, 10 myeon
Area
  Total 543.09 km2 (209.69 sq mi)
Population (2001)
  Total 100,602
  Density 185.2/km2 (480/sq mi)
  Dialect Chungcheong

Yesan County (Yesan-gun) is a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Famous people from Yesan include independence fighter Yoon Bong-Gil.

Sudeoksa, a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, is located on the southern slopes of Deoksungsan in Deoksan-myeon, Yesan County. Its main hall is daeungjeon (大雄殿), Korea's oldest wooden building and National Treasure 49.

In 2009, Yesan was designated a "slow city," one in which traditional cultures and communities are preserved.[1]

Sister cities

Famous people

References

  1. Korea Tourism Organization (n.d.). Korea Travel Guide. KTO. p. 81.

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Coordinates: 36°40′45″N 126°50′42″E / 36.6791666767°N 126.84500001°E / 36.6791666767; 126.84500001

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