Chilgok

Chilgok 칠곡
—  County  —
Korean transcription(s)
– Hangul	칠곡군
– Hanja	漆谷郡
– Revised Romanization	Chilgok-gun
– McCune-Reischauer	Ch'ilgok-gun
Emblem of Chilgok
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Administrative divisions	2 eup, 6 myeon
Area
– Total	451 km2 (174.1 sq mi)
Population
– Total	107,158
– Density	237.6/km2 (615.4/sq mi)
– Dialect	Gyeongsang

Chilgok County (Chilgok-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The seat of government is in Waegwan-eup. Famous people from the county include Joseon Dynasty military officer Shin Ryu. In 1978, Indong-Myeon was joined to Gumi and in 1981, Chilgok-Eup was joined to Daegu.

References

External links

• County government website

Coordinates: 35°57′N 128°32′E / 35.95°N 128.533°E / 35.95; 128.533