Yeoju

Infobox Korean settlement

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|caption=Yeoju
hangul=여주군
hanja=linktext|驪|州|郡
rr=Yeoju-gun
mr=Yŏju kun
area_km2=608.64
pop=104774
popden_km2=172.1
divs=1 "eup", 9 "myeon"

Yeoju County is a county in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Together with the neighboring city of Icheon, it is known as a major center of contemporary South Korean ceramics, and hosts the World Ceramic Exposition every year. Other local products of note include rice, sweet potatoes, and yellow melons. The tomb of the nation's most important king, Sejong the Great, [(King Sejong's tomb was moved to Yeoju from Seoul in 1469.) Nilsen, R. (2004). Moon Handbooks South Korea, 3rd eds. Avalon Travel Publishing. pp. 295] the temple ruins of Godalsaji (c. 764), the Moka Buddhist museum, the walls of Pasaseong fortress, and Korea's lone riverside temple, Silleuksa, are located in the county. Yeoju is the birthplace of Korea's last queen, Empress Myeongseong. ["Birthplace of Empress Myeongseong". 2004. County of Yeoju Website. 25 October 2006 http://yj21.net/eng/tour/remain_04.asp]

Yeoju's institution of higher learning includes Yeojoo Institute of Technology. The Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway passes through the county.

Yeoju is not to be confused with Yeosu, in Jeollanam-do, which was selected as the host city for Expo 2012.

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ee also

* Korean pottery
* Geography of South Korea
* Yeogang High School

External links

* [http://yj21.net/eng/index.asp County government website]
* [http://yeogang.hs.kr Yeogang High School]
*dmoz|Regional/Asia/South_Korea/Gyeonggi/Yeoju