Eumseong 음성
—  County  —
Korean transcription(s)
- Hangul	음성군
- Hanja	陰城郡
- Revised Romanization	Eumseong-gun
- McCune-Reischauer	Ŭmsŏng-gun
Country	South Korea
Region	Hoseo
Administrative divisions	2 eup, 7 myeon
Area
- Total	521.05 km2 (201.2 sq mi)
Population (2001)
- Total	87,954
- Density	69/km2 (178.7/sq mi)
- Dialect	Chungcheong

Eumseong County (Eumseong-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

It is the birthplace of UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.

There are many farmers and people living in Eumseong. They host two cultural festivals in the spring and fall: the Pumba (traditional vagabond) Festival (품바축제) in the spring and the Gochu (chili pepper) Festival (고추축제) in the fall. Eumseong is famous in Korea for its production of quality red chili peppers.

Aside from chili peppers, Eumseongites are also renown for their strawberries, ginseng, watermelon, and beef production.

GVCS, an English-speaking Christian boarding school is located in Eumseong Township near the birthplace of Ban Ki-moon.

Contents 1 Modern history 2 Sister cities 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Modern history

In 1956, Eumseong Township was promoted to Eumseong Town. In 1973, Geumwang Township was promoted to be a town.^[1]

[edit] Sister cities

• Gangdong-gu, South Korea
• Taizhou, China

[edit] References

1. ^ Rules concerning institution of eups (towns)(1973-03-12).

[edit] External links

• County government home page, in English

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Coordinates: 37°00′00″N 127°34′59″E / 37.000°N 127.583°E / 37.000; 127.583

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