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Jeongseon County

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Country
  
Administrative divisions
  
4 eup, 5 myeon

Population
  
46,362 (2004)

Region
  
Area
  
1,221 km²

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Province
  
Gangwon Province, South Korea

Dialect
  
Gangwon Province, South Korea

Jeongseon (Jeongseon-gun) is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. It is famous as the hometown of "Jeongseon Arirang," a traditional Korean folksong. It is also the hometown of famous actor Won Bin and footballer Seol Ki-hyeon.

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Map of Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea

Jeongseon county zipwire


Towns (eup)

  • Gohan-eup
  • Jeongseon-eup
  • Sabuk-eup
  • Sindong-eup
  • Townships (myeon)

  • Yeoryang-myeon
  • Bukpyeong-myeon
  • Hwaam-myeon
  • Imgye-myeon
  • Nam-myeon
  • Attractions

    High Resort 1, a ski resort, is located in Gohan Eup, Gangwonland, the only casino in Korea that is open to South Korean citizens, is also located nearby. The resort at 1,345 meters is at the highest altitude of the Korean ski resorts.

    Events

  • 2018 Winter Olympics: the Alpine Skiing venue will be located at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Jungbong, Bukpyeong Township of Jeongseon.
  • References

    Jeongseon County Wikipedia