Gochang County

Gochang County

Infobox Korean settlement
logo=Gochang logo.gif
hangul=고창군
hanja=高敞郡
rr=Gochang-gun
mr=Koch'ang-gun
area_km2=606.90
pop=72996
popyear=2001
popden_km2=120.2
divs=1 "eup", 13 "myeon"

Gochang County ("Gochang-gun") is a county in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is a rural area, and is home to only one institution of higher education: Gochang Polytechnic College.

Famous people from Gochang include the 20th-century poet Midang.

The temple of Seonunsa is also located in Gochang. The dolmens of the county are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

ee also

* Geography of South Korea

External links

* [http://www.gochang.go.kr/english/index.jsp County government home page]
* [http://dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/South_Korea/Jeonbuk/Gochang/ Open Directory category]


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