Yucheon-myeon (유천면) (柳川面) is a myeon in Yecheon-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do. It contains 20 legal (24 administrative) villages or ri (里). On its northwest side is Mungyeong-shi's Sanbuk-myeon and Dongno-myeon. The north border abuts Yongmun-myeon. To the east is Yecheon-eup, while the south and southwest borders Gaepo-myeon.

• Myeon office: 296-2 Ga-ri, Yucheon-myeon
• Villages: Chojeong-ni, Ga-ri, Gorim-ni, Gosan-ni, Gwangjeon-ni, Hwacheon-ni, Hwaji-ri, Jukam-ni, Jungpyeong-ni, Macheon-ni, Maesan-ni, Sagong-ni, Seongpyeong-ni, Songcheon-ni, Songi-ri, Songji-ri, Sushim-ni, Yulhyeong-ni, Yeoncheon-ni, Yongam-ni

[edit] Population and area data

• Population: 3,663
  • Males: 1,805
  • Females: 1,858
  • Households: 1,437
  • Persons/sq. km. 105.05
• Area: 38.48 sq. kilometers
  • Rice fields: 6.46 sq. kms.
  • Other agricultural: 8.60 sq. kms.
  • Forest land: 17.80 sq. kms.
  • Other: 5.62 sq. kms.

[edit] Transportation

• Air. Yucheon-myeon is the site of Yecheon Air Base. In December 1989 Yecheon Airport (airport code = YEC) was established here, but it proved to be economically unviable. For a while there was one flight a day to Jeju-shi, but in November 2003 that ceased to operate.
• Bus. The Andong-Yecheon-Jeomchon-Sangju intercity line stops here in a couple locations.

[edit] Events and places of interest

• Mulchedang, in Yulhyeon-ni

[edit] External links

• Yecheon-gun's Yucheon-myeon section