Yesan
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| Yesan 예산 |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |||
| - Hangul | 예산군 | ||
| - Hanja | 禮山郡 | ||
| - Revised Romanization | Yesan-gun | ||
| - McCune-Reischauer | Yesan-gun | ||
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| Country |  South Korea |
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| Region | Hoseo | ||
| Administrative divisions | 2 eup, 10 myeon | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 543.09 km2 (209.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (100602) | |||
| - Total | 2,001 | ||
| - Density | 185.2/km2 (479.7/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. It's main hall is daeungjeon (大雄殿), Korea's oldest wooden building and National Treasure 49.
[edit] Sister Cities
- Seocho-gu, Seoul / Republic of Korea(South Korea)
- Seongbuk-gu, Seoul / Republic of Korea(South Korea)
- Yeonsu-gu, Incheon / Republic of Korea(South Korea)
- Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do / Republic of Korea(South Korea)
Knoxville, Tennessee / United States of America
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Coordinates: 36°40′45″N 126°50′42″E / 36.6791666767°N 126.84500001°E
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