Okcheon County () is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
History Okcheon has been called by various names such as Gosisan-gun, Kwansung, and Hyeonryeong.
Timeline
King Gyeongdeok: It was named Gwanseong-gun King Hyeonjong: It was included in Seong-ju, Kyeongsan-bu King Chungseon: It was named Okju
Joseon
In 1413, King Taejong of the Joseon Dynasty named it Okcheon and transferred the jurisdiction of the province from Gyeongsang Province to Chungcheong Province. In 1895, the 26th King Gojong's national administrative adjustment took place and named it Okcheon-gun.
Administrative divisions Okcheon-gun is divided into one eup and eight myeon: Okcheon-eup Dongi-myeon Annam-myeon Annae-myeon Cheongseong-myeon Cheongsan-myeon Iwon-myeon Gunseo-myeon Gunbuk-myeon
Nature River The national river Geumgang flows, and 198 small rivers flow in the county.
Transportation
Highway National Route 3
Expressway Gyeongbu Expressway
Railway
Gyeongbu Line Gyeongbu high-speed railway
Twin towns – sister cities Okcheon is twinned with:
Gonohe, Aomori, Japan
Prominent individuals
Lee Ok-bong, 16th century woman poet Jeong Ji-yong, modernist poet Song Si-yeol, Joseon statesman, Neo-Confucian scholar and philosopher Yuk Young-soo First Lady of Korea, killed during an assassination attempt on her husband, Park Chung Hee Mijoo, member of K-pop girl group Lovelyz Keum Donghyun, member of K-pop boy group Epex
References
External links Okcheon County government home page