Yecheon 예천군 |
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County | ||
Korean transcription(s) | ||
• Hangul | ||
• Hanja | ||
• Revised Romanization | Yecheon-gun | |
• McCune-Reischauer | Yech'ŏn-gun | |
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Location in South Korea |
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Country | South Korea | |
Region | Yeongnam | |
Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 11 myeon' | |
Area | ||
• Total | 660.7 km2 (255.1 sq mi) | |
Population (2001) | ||
• Total | 58,081 | |
• Density | 87.9/km2 (228/sq mi) | |
• Dialect | Gyeongsang |
Yecheon County is a county in the province of North Gyeongsang, South Korea. It is 661 km2. in area, and in 2004 had a population of 52,311. It has lost over 2/3 of its inhabitants since the mid-1960s. It consists of twelve administrative districts (11 myeon and one eup). The county borders Yeongju city to the northeast, Andong city to the east, Uiseong county to the southeast, Mungyeong city to the west, Sangju city to the southwest, and Danyang county of North Chungcheong province to the northwest.
Yecheon is divided into twelve primary divisions: one eup (large village) and eleven rural districts (myeon).
The eup and myeon are further divided into numerous small villages (ri).
Coordinates: 36°39′20″N 128°27′25″E / 36.6555555656°N 128.456944454°E