Yesan (예산군, 禮山郡, ceremony.mountain.county) is a county in Chungcheongnam-do. The population as of 2004 was 92,487, including:
- 91,832 Koreans and
- 655 non-Koreans (most of whom are not westerners)
[edit] General information
- Number of households: 33,687 (2002)
- Administrative divisions: 2 eup, 10 myeon
- Location of county office: 600 Yesan-ri, Yesan-eup, Yesan-gun (예산군 예산읍 예산리 600)
- County flower: 개나리
- County tree: Ginkgo (은행나무)
- County bird: Magpie (까치)
Yesan is located at 126°35′∼126°58′ East, and 36°32′∼36°48′ North. To the east is the city of Gongju, to the west is the county of Hongseong and the city of Seosan, to the south is the county of Cheongyang, and to the north is the county of Dangjin and the city of Asan.
The county on the whole has a large number of hills and mountains, and some of the mountains include Gayasan (가야산, 678m) and Bongsusan (봉수산, 484m).
Though located not too far from the sea there is still not a great deal of maritime influence in Yesan, and there are hot summers and cold winters. The average yearly temperature is 11.8℃, the average in January is －4℃, and the average in August is 26.3℃. The average yearly precipitation is 1,133mm.
[edit] Tourism
Yesan is known for apples, the Deoksan spa area, and Yedang Lake.
[edit] Education
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