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Boseong
보성군 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 보성군 |
• Hanja | 寶城郡 |
• Revised Romanization | Boseong-gun |
• McCune-Reischauer | Posŏng-gun |
Country | South Korea |
Region | Honam |
Administrative divisions | 2 eup, 10 myeon |
Area | |
• Total | 663.16 km2 (256.05 sq mi) |
Population (September 2024[1]) | |
• Total | 37,164 |
• Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
• Dialect | Jeolla |
Boseong County (Boseong-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Boseong is famous for its green tea leaves, with 26.71 hectares of land dedicated to its production.[2] It is also the birthplace of the Korean independence activist Philip Jaisohn.