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Jangheung-gun

Jangheung
장흥군
County
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul
 • Hanja
 • Revised Romanization Jangheung-gun
 • McCune-Reischauer Changhŭng-gun
Official logo of Jangheung
Emblem of Jangheung
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Country  South Korea
Region Honam
Administrative divisions 3 eup, 7 myeon
Area
 • Total 617.96 km2 (238.60 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 53,392
 • Density 86/km2 (220/sq mi)
 • Dialect Jeolla

Jangheung County (Jangheung-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

In 2007 Jangheung was designated as a slow city. It was the first slow city designation in Asia.

Festival (1996) was filmed in Jangheung county by director Im Kwon-taek.

Jangheung's Cheonkwan Mt. is famous for its beautiful scenery featuring eulalias. The plants reach full height around mid-September and until October.

The county is famous for its production of Shiitake mushrooms.

Eeco-friendly cultivation methods are used county-wide to raise crops used in Korean medicine. Jangheung county received an official award in 2006 for growing high-quality crops.

Coordinates: 34°41′04″N 126°54′27″E / 34.6844444544°N 126.90750001°E / 34.6844444544; 126.90750001


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