Buan

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Buan 부안
—  County  —
Korean transcription(s)
- Hangul	부안군
- Hanja	扶安郡
- Revised Romanization	Buan-gun
- McCune-Reischauer	Puan-gun
Byeonsan peninsula
Emblem of Buan
Country	South Korea
Region	Honam
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 12 myeon
Area
- Total	493.54 km2 (190.6 sq mi)
Population (2001)
- Total	74,716
- Density	151.4/km2 (392.1/sq mi)
- Dialect	Jeolla

Buan County (Buan-gun) is a county in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is bounded by the city of Jeongeup on the east, the county of Gochang on the south, the city of Gimje on the north, and Yellow Sea on the west. Buan is divided into 1 eup, 12 myeon, and 503 ri. Buan had a 2008 estimated population of 6,872 and an area of 493.05㎢.^[1] Famous people from Buan include Joseon Dynasty kisaeng and poet, Yi Mae-chang.

[edit] See also

• Geography of South Korea

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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• Buan County government home page

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Coordinates: 35°43′41″N 126°43′55″E / 35.7280555656°N 126.731944454°E / 35.7280555656; 126.731944454

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