Boseong

Boseong
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
	; 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

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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.

[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.