Chilgok County
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Chilgok
칠곡군 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 칠곡군 |
• Hanja | 漆谷郡 |
• Revised Romanization | Chilgok-gun |
• McCune-Reischauer | Ch'ilgok-kun |
Country | South Korea |
Region | Yeongnam |
Administrative divisions | 2 eup, 6 myeon |
Area | |
• Total | 451 km2 (174 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 107,158 |
• Density | 237.6/km2 (615/sq mi) |
• Dialect | Gyeongsang |
Chilgok County (Chilgok-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The seat of government is in Waegwan-eup. Famous people from the county include Joseon dynasty military officer Shin Ryu. In 1978, Indong-Myeon was joined to Gumi and in 1981, Chilgok-Eup was joined to Daegu.
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35°57′N 128°32′E / 35.950°N 128.533°E