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Yecheon-eup |
Yecheon-eup (예천읍, 醴泉邑, sweet alcohol.spring.village) is the population and administrative center of Yecheon-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do. It consists of eighteen statutory (29 administrative) villages or ri (里). To its west lies Yucheon-myeon. To the north is Yongmun-myeon and Gamcheon-myeon. On the eastern boundary we meet Bomun-myeon and Homyeong-myeon, which also lies along the south border.
- Eup office address: 72 Noha-ri, Yecheon-eup, Yecheon-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do.
- Villages: Baekjeon-ni, Cheongbong-ni, Daeshim-ri, Dongbon-ni, Galgu-ri, Gopyeong-ni, Jinae-ri, Nambon-ni, Noha-ri, Nosang-ni, Saengcheon-ni, Sang-ni, Seobon-ni, Seokjeong-ni, Tongmyeong-ni, Ugye-ri, Wangshin-ni, Yongsan-ni
[edit] Population and size data
- Population: 18,750
- Males: 9,345
- Females: 9,405
- Households: 6,653
- Persons/sq. km.: 395.9
- Area: 47.36 square kilometers
- Rice fields: 10.34 sq. kms.
- Other farming: 8.01 sq. kms.
- Forested land: 18.18 sq. kms.
- Other: 10.82 sq. kms.
[edit] Transportation
- Bus: Many local buses can be caught on the street by the side of the intercity bus terminal, which is at the south end of town
- Train: Trains running between Gimcheon and Yeongju stop in Yecheon
- Bus and train schedules and prices
[edit] Events and places of interest
- Arrow-making [1], in Nambon-ni
- Dongaksa seokjobirojana buljwasang, in Dongbon-ni
- Dongbon-dong standing stone Buddha [2], in Dongbon-ni, Treasure No. 427
- Dongbon-dong three-storey pagoda [3], in Dongbon-ni, Treasure No. 426
- Gaeshimsaji five-storey stone pagoda, in Nambon-ni
- Jeongchungsa temple in Gopyeong-ni
- Shincheon-seowon, in Wangshin-ni
- Tongmyeong Nongyu [4] , [5], (통명농요) festival of farmer's songs, in Tongmyeong-ni. Also Gyeongbuk Intangible Cultural Property No. 5 [6]
- Yecheon Hyanggyo, in Baekjeon-ni
[edit] External links
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