Jeongseon

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Jeongseon
Hangul 정선군 Hanja 旌善郡 Revised Romanization Jeongseon-gun McCune-Reischauer Chŏngsŏn-gun
Statistics
Area 1,220.67 km² (471.30 sq mi) Population (2004) 46,362 [1] Population density 38 /km² (98 /sq mi) Mayor Yu Chang-sik Administrative divisions 4 eup, 5 myeon
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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 Seol Ki-hyeon.

[edit] See also

• Geography of South Korea

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Jeongseon County government home page

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