Okcheon-eup (옥천읍, 沃川邑) is an eup in Okcheon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do. It consists of twenty-one villages or ri (里). On its west side are Gunseo-myeon and Gunbuk-myeon. Across the northern boundary can be found Annae-myeon and Annam-myeon. To the east is Dongi-myeon. The southern border is shared with Iwon-myeon. Okcheon-eup is the principal town in this county, having over half of the county's population total.
- Population: 30,876 (as of 31 March 2004)
- Males: 15,634
- Females: 15,242
- No. of households: 10,026
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[edit] Points of interest
- Cheokhwa-bi(Stone Monument)[1], an anti-Westerner monument erected in 1871.
- Jungbong Faithfulness Festival [2] in late-September, this event celebrates patriotism and commemorates Jo Heon.
- Okjusamaso - old government building [3]
- Peach orchards [4]
- Vineyards [5] and grape-juice making [6]
- Yongamsa temple:
- Yongamsassang Three-storied Stone Pagoda [7], and [8], in Samcheong-ni
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