Eumseong County
Eumseong County (Korean: 음성군; RR: Eumseong-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, best known for being the birthplace of former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Eumseong
음성군 | |
|---|---|
County | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 음성군 |
| • Hanja | 陰城郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Eumseong-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Ŭmsŏng-gun |
|
Flag | |
Location in South Korea | |
| Coordinates: 37.000°N 127.583°E | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Region | Hoseo |
| Administrative divisions | 2 eup, 7 myeon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 521.05 km2 (201.18 sq mi) |
| Population (05/2012) | |
| • Total | 97,211 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Chungcheong |
Eumseong Clean Peppers Festival is held in Eumseong-gun, Chungbuk every September. It has been held since 1982. It is held along with the Seolseong Cultural Festival. Events such as chili pepper fairy, Mr. chili pepper contest, fireworks, and county people's singing contest will be held together with events such as masquerade, torch relay, demonstration event, folk game, and athletic competition. Since 2009, the Eumseong Clean Pepper Lady Contest has been held instead of the Red Pepper Fairy Contest.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.