Changnyeong County
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Changnyeong 창녕군 |
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| Korean transcription(s) | ||
| • Hangul | ||
| • Hanja | ||
| • Revised Romanization | Changnyeong-gun | |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Ch'angnyeong-gun | |
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 Location in South Korea |
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| Country |
 South Korea
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| Region | Yeongnam | |
| Administrative divisions | 2 Towns (읍 eup), 12 Townships (면 myeon) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 533.09 km2 (205.83 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008) | ||
| • Total | 61,752 | |
| • Density | 140.1/km2 (363/sq mi) | |
| • Dialect | Gyeongsang | |
Changnyeong County (Changnyeong-gun 창녕군) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
In the early Three Kingdoms period, Changnyeong was the seat of Bihwa Gaya, a member of the Gaya confederacy which was later conquered by Silla.
The Nakdong River flows through the county. The Upo wetland, an important ecological resource and tourist attraction, occupies a portion of the river basin.
The county government is located in Changnyeong Town (창녕읍), the largest town and center of the county.
Famous people from Changnyeong include North Korean actress Song Hye-rim.
Changnyeong (from Korean Changnyeong, meaning 'prosperous peace';from chang (Korean),(Hanja) , meaning 'prosperity', and nyeong (Korean),(Hanja) , meaning 'peace')
Changnyeong is made up of two towns (읍), 12 townships (면) 139 villages (리) over an area of 532.72㎢. Of the 28,466 households and 61,789 people living in Changnyeong county in 2011 27.1% were living in Changnyeong town (창녕읍), 18.4% living in Namji town (남지읍).
Upo wetland in Changnyeong county is the largest wetlands in all of Korea. These wetlands are estimated to be created about 140 million years ago. It spreads out over Changnyeong county's Yueo, Ibang, Daehap, Daeji and other townships, covering over 2,310,000㎡, with a circumference area of 7.5 km. There are over 340 species of endangered plants such as the Euryale ferox, as well as 62 wild birds, and 28 fish located within the swamp.
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