Boseong

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Boseong
보성
—  County  —
Korean transcription(s)
 - Hangul 보성군
 - Hanja 寶城郡
 - Revised Romanization Boseong-gun
 - McCune-Reischauer Posŏng-gun
Green tea field in Boseong

Emblem of Boseong
Country  South Korea
Region Honam
Administrative divisions 2 eup, 10 myeon
Area
 - Total 663.16 km2 (256 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 - Total 61,329
 - Density 92/km2 (238.3/sq mi)
 - Dialect Jeolla

Boseong County (Boseong-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Boseong is famous for its green tea leaves. It is also the birthplace of the Korean independence activist Philip Jaisohn.

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[edit] History

In Samhan era, Boseong belonged to the Mahan confederacy and later became bokhol county(伏忽郡) under the rule of the Baekje dynasty. The name "Boseong" was given in Unified Silla. One of the township, Bulgyo(벌교) was one of the biggest spots where Japanese deprived rices of Korean people. [1]

[edit] Geography

Large areas consist of mountains such as Mangil-Bong, Jonje Mt and Joowol Mt. Boseong river flows through the center of Boseong. Multipurpose dam has been made - Juam Dam.

[edit] Administrative District

Boseong has 10 myeon (townships) and 2 eup (towns) of Boseong eup and Bulgyo eup. The population of Jeollanam-do(South Jeolla Province) has decreased in recent years[2] and Boseong county has experienced a similar demographic shift.

[edit] Transportation

National road No.2 goes through Boseong and Gyeongjeon Line transits several towns. There are mainly 5 stations including Boseong station, Dukryang station(득량역), Yedang stn and so on.

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[edit] Gallery

[edit] References

  1. ^ Boseong county homepage(English)http://www.boseong.go.kr/en/boseong/history/
  2. ^ [전라남도청] 전남도, 서남권발전특별법 제정에 안간힘, 2007-10-10, Yeonhap News

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Coordinates: 34°46′N 127°05′E / 34.767°N 127.083°E / 34.767; 127.083