Yeoncheon County

Yeoncheon 연천군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	연천군
• Hanja	漣川郡
• Revised Romanization	Yeoncheon-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Yŏnch'ŏn-gun
Official logo of Yeoncheon Emblem of Yeoncheon
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Administrative divisions	2 eup, 8 myeon
Area
• Total	675.22 km2 (260.70 sq mi)
Population (August 31, 2013)
• Total	45,708
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
• Dialect	Seoul

Yeoncheon County (Yeoncheon-gun) is a county in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The county seat is Yeoncheon-eup (연천읍) and sits on the Korail railroad line connecting Seoul, South Korea, with North Korea (DPRK).

History

Yeoncheon was the site of the Battle of Yultong during the Korean War, where the Philippine 10th Battalion Combat Team defended their position during the First Chinese Spring Offensive.

Administrative districts

See also: Administrative divisions of South Korea

The city is divided into two eup (towns) and eight myeon (townships):

Town/Township	Hanja	Population	Households
Yeoncheon-eup	漣川邑	6,707	3,100
Jeongok-eup	全谷邑	20,872	8,522
Gunnam-myeon	郡南面	3,549	1,704
Cheongsan-myeon	靑山面	4,606	2,333
Baekhak-myeon	百鶴面	2,857	1,263
Misan-myeon	嵋山面	1,755	845
Wangjing-myeon	旺澄面	1,155	579
Sinseo-myeon	新西面	3,268	1,707
Jung-myeon	中面	261	145
Jangnam-myeon	長南面	678	307

Sister cities

• Zoucheng, China
• Shibata, Japan
• Imus, Philippines
• Palmdale, California

See also

• Bombardment of Yeoncheon (ko:서부 전선 포격)

External links

• County government website