Uiseong

Infobox Korean settlement
logo=Uiseong logo.gif
logowidth=100px
hangul=의성군
hanja=義城郡
rr=Uiseong-gun
mr=Ŭisŏng-gun
area_km2=1175.89
pop=71216
popyear=2002
popnote= [http://uiseong.go.kr/home/html/main3.php3?menu_code1=countyinfo&menu_code2=basicpo&menu_code3=peoples]
popden_km2=60.6
divs=1 "eup", 17 "myeon"

Uiseong County ("Uiseong-gun") is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Located near the center of the province, it is bounded by Andong on the north, Cheongsong on the east, Gunwi County on the south, and Sangju and Yecheon on the west. As in most parts of Korea, most of the land is vacant and forested; only about 19% of the county's area is farmland. The county is largely rural, with an economy dominated by agriculture; the only urbanized area is the county seat, Uijeong-eup.

South Korean national treasure 77, a five-storied stone pagoda, lies in Geumseong-myeon. Also in Geumseong-myeon are a set of more than 300 dinosaur tracks from the early Cretaceous period. [ [http://www.lifeinkorea.com/Travel2/nkyongsang/209 Uiseong Dinosaur Tracks | North Gyeongsang Province | South Korea ] ]

Uiseong is home to Gounsa, one of the 24 head temples of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. This temple is located in Danchon-myeon.

Famous people from Uiseong include Yu Seong-ryong, provincial commander during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598).

Administrative divisions

Uiseong County is divided into 18 primary districts (1 "eup" and 17 "myeon"). These in turn are divided into 178 legal "ri", which in turn are composed of a total of 399 administrative "ri." The county's primary divisions are as follows:

*Uiseong-eup
*Danchon-myeon
*Jeomgok-myeon
*Oksan-myeon
*Sagok-myeon
*Chunsan-myeon
*Gaeum-myeon
*Geumseong-myeon
*Bongyang-myeon
*Bian-myeon
*Gucheon-myeon
*Danmil-myeon
*Danbuk-myeon
*Angye-myeon
*Dain-myeon
*Sinpyeong-myeon
*Anpyeong-myeon
*Ansa-myeon

ister Cities

*flagicon|China Xianyang, China

ee also

* Geography of South Korea
* Subdivisions of South Korea

References

External links

* [http://uiseong.go.kr/ehome/ County government website]
* [http://dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/South_Korea/Gyeongbuk/Uiseong/ Open Directory category]