Country South Korea Administrative divisions 1 eup, 10 myeon Local time Sunday 5:44 PM Dialect Jeolla Province | Region Honam Area 518.6 km² Province South Jeolla Province | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 36% Humidity Points of interest Baegyangsa, Baegamsan, Bangjangsan | ||
Jangseong County (Jangseong-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
Contents
- Map of Jangseong gun Jeollanam do South Korea
- Symbol
- Location
- Festival
- May 2014 fire
- Twin towns Sister cities
- References
Map of Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
Symbol
Location
Jangseong is in the southern region of the Korean peninsula and Gwangju and Naju is the nearest city from Jangseong.
In South Jeolla, it near the northern border of its province, meeting North Jeolla.
Festival
Jangseong is assumed to be the birthplace of Hong Gildong. The festival host bowing place with local river. Hong Gildong festival was chosen as superior festival of South Jeolla.
May 2014 fire
A fire at a 397-bed hospital, which had opened in 2007 in Jangseong was the scene of a major fire just after midnight on 28 May 2014. Twenty one patients and a nurse died in the fire, while several more people were injured.
Twin towns – Sister cities
Jangseong is twinned with:
References
Jangseong County Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA