Buyeo 부여
—  County  —
Korean transcription(s)
- Hangul	부여군
- Hanja	扶餘郡
- Revised Romanization	Buyeo-gun
- McCune-Reischauer	Puyŏ-gun
Emblem of Buyeo
Country	South Korea
Region	Hoseo
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 15 myeon
Area
- Total	624.58 km2 (241.2 sq mi)
Population (2000)
- Total	95,213
- Density	152.4/km2 (394.7/sq mi)
- Dialect	Chungcheong

Buyeo County (Buyeo-gun) is a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Buyeo-eup, the county's capital, was the site of the capital of the Baekje kingdom from AD 538 to 660, when it was called Sabi.

Famous people associated with Buyeo County in more recent times include noted stem-cell researcher Hwang Woo Suk.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Climate 3 Baekje Cultural Festival 4 Sister Cities 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Geography

Buyeo is located at the southern area of Chungcheongnam-do, the heart of the Korean peninsula, and has the same longitude as Windam, Australia and the same latitude as Tokyo.^[1]

In the time of Baekje (during the Three Kingdoms Era), the capital was moved to present-day Buyeo County (they called Sabi) ascribed to narrowness of the former capital (which was near present-day Seoul). A fortress called Garimseong was constructed for defending the new capital.^[2]

[edit] Climate

Mid-located region of Korea has mild weather with an annual average temperature of 12.4 ˚C. The average temperature is 0.4 ˚C in winter season and 24.6 ˚C in summer. The annual average precipitation is 1388.4 mm.^[3]

[edit] Baekje Cultural Festival

Buyeo county has held cultural festival featuring ancient Baekje's history which was bloomed in Buyeo and its neighborhood area since 1955 by residents themselves. From 1965, province officially announced to take place Baekje cultural memorial.^[4]

Main events of festival include memorial as ancient history showing traditional costumes and marching. That concerns specially for the great work of 6 Kings of Sabi era and to applaud the loyalty of 3 loyal subjects.^[5] This festival was appointed as one of the national best festivals in 2007.^[6]

[edit] Sister Cities

• Gangdong, South Korea
• Gangnam, South Korea
• Luoyang, China
• Asuka, Japan

[edit] See also

• List of Baekje-related topics
• Geography of South Korea
• Chungcheong

[edit] References

1. ^ New Document
2. ^ http://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20071115023006 [서동철 전문기자의 비뚜로 보는 문화재] (44) 부여 성흥산 대조사 석불입상 Retrieved on 2008-01-23
3. ^ Baekje Culture Foundation(백제문화재단) 대전일보 2007-12-06 Retrieved 2008-01-23 http://portal.buyeo.go.kr/eng/html/geography.html
4. ^ 네이버 뉴스
5. ^ New Document
6. ^ Baekje Festival nominated national festival 백제문화제 국가지정 축제 선정 Daejeon Ilbo 2007-12-28 Retrieved 2008-01-26

[edit] External links

• County government website

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Coordinates: 36°16′55″N 126°54′45″E / 36.2819444544°N 126.91250001°E / 36.2819444544; 126.91250001