Uiseong County

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Uiseong 의성군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	의성군
• Hanja	義城郡
• Revised Romanization	Uiseong-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Ŭisŏng-gun
Flag Emblem of Uiseong
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 17 myeon
Area
• Total	1,175.89 km2 (454.01 sq mi)
Population  (2002)
• Total	71,216
• Density	60.6/km2 (157/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang

Uiseong County (Uiseong-gun) is a county in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, South Korea. Located near the center of the province, it is bounded by Andong on the north, Cheongsong on the east, Gunwi County on the south, and Sangju and Yecheon on the west. As in most parts of Korea, most of the land is vacant and forested; only about 19% of the county's area is farmland. The county is largely rural, with an economy dominated by agriculture; the only urbanized area is the county seat, Uiseong-eup.

South Korean national treasure 77, a five-storied stone pagoda, lies in Geumseong-myeon. Also in Geumseong-myeon are a set of more than 300 dinosaur tracks from the early Cretaceous period.^[1]

Uiseong is home to Gounsa, one of the 24 head temples of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. This temple is located in Danchon-myeon.

Famous people from Uiseong include Yu Seong-ryong, prime minister and one of the best loyal contributors during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98), and the "Garlic Girls", women's curling silver medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics.^[2][3][4]