Imsil County

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Imsil 임실군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	임실군
• Hanja	任實郡
• Revised Romanization	Imsil-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Imsil-gun
From the left: Imsil Hyanggyo, Imsil Catherdal, Bongcheon Station
Flag Emblem of Imsil
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Honam
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 11 myeon
Area
• Total	596.88 km2 (230.46 sq mi)
Population  (September 2024[1])
• Total	25,693
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
• Dialect	Jeolla

Imsil County (Korean: 임실군; RR: Imsil-gun) is a county in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. Imsil County is a county in central South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is an area upstream of the Seomjingang River in the Noryeongsan Mountains, and there is a basin that runs southeast to Namwon. The county office is located in Imsil-eup, and the administrative district is 11 myeon, 1eup.

It is approximately 30 minutes south of Jeonju by car or bus. Domestic Korean cheese was first produced in Imsil County. Imsil County encompasses several important towns, mountains and natural areas.

Imsil-gun has 14 elementary schools and an English center.