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Yesan County

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Country
  
South Korea

Administrative divisions
  
2 eup, 10 myeon

Population
  
100,602 (2001)

Region
  
Hoseo

Area
  
543.1 km²

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Province
  
South Chungcheong Province

Dialect
  
South Chungcheong Province

Yesan County (Yesan-gun) is a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Famous people from Yesan include independence fighter Yoon Bong-Gil.

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Map of Yesan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea

Sudeoksa, a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, is located on the southern slopes of Deoksungsan in Deoksan-myeon, Yesan County. Its main hall is daeungjeon (大雄殿), Korea's oldest wooden building and National Treasure 49.

In 2009, Yesan was designated a "slow city," one in which traditional cultures and communities are preserved.

Sister cities

  • Seocho-gu, Seoul / South Korea
  • Seongbuk-gu, Seoul / South Korea
  • Yeonsu-gu, Incheon / South Korea
  • Anyang, Gyeonggi / South Korea
  • Knoxville, Tennessee / United States
  • Famous people

  • Park Hyo-shin; singer
  • Yun Dae-nyeong; Author
  • Yun Bong-gil; fighter for independence
  • Song So-hee; Gugak, Minyo musician
  • References

    Yesan County Wikipedia


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