Mungyeong-eup;; (聞慶邑) is an eup in Mungyeong

Mungyeong

Mungyeong is a city in Gyeongsangbuk Province, South Korea. The local government, economy, and transportation networks are all centered in Jeomchon, the principal town. Mungyeong has a lengthy history, and is known today for its various historic and scenic tourist attractions...

 city in Gyeongsangbuk-do

Gyeongsangbuk-do

Gyeongsangbuk-do or shortly Gyeongbuk is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea.The Gyeongsangbuk-do Office is...

. It was formerly the seat of government of Mungyeong County, until its merger with Jeomchon

Jeomchon

Jeomchon is the urbanized center of Mungyeong city, in Gyeongsangbuk-do province, South Korea. The name literally means "mountain-pass village", and may refer to the low hills that run along the edge of town. It has a population of about 45,000 , on an area of roughly 45 km²...

 in 1995 to form Mungyeong city. The eup contains the provincial park of Mungyeong Saejae

Mungyeong Saejae

Mungyeong Saejae is a mountain pass in central South Korea. It lies on Joryeong Mountain between the main peak and Sinseon Peak . The pass itself rises to above sea level. Mungyeong Saejae connects Mungyeong City, North Gyeongsang province with Goesan County in North Chungcheong province...

. It also takes in a strip of the southern reaches of Woraksan National Park, including the once-busy mountain pass of Haneuljae

Haneuljae

Haneuljae, also known as Gyerimnyeong is a mountain pass in the Sobaek Mountains of central South Korea. It runs between Chungju city in North Chungcheong province and Mungyeong city in North Gyeongsang province...

. Other wild areas include the mountains of Bongmyeongsan http://eng.gbmg.go.kr/open_content/tour/recommendable/famousmountain/bongmyeong-mountain and Seongjubonghttp://eng.gbmg.go.kr/open_content/tour/recommendable/famousmountain/seongjubong. The urban part of the eup contains a number of tourist hotels as well as the spa Mungyeong-oncheon

Principal agricultural products of Mungyeong-eup are appleshttp://eng.gbmg.go.kr/open_content/special/item/mungyeong-apple and shiitake mushrooms (표고버섯). It's also the home of a number of ceramic studios, and a ceramic museumhttp://www.invil.org/english/tourism/themeTour/museum/contents.jsp?con_no=101915&page_no=1.

Highways No. 3 and 34 run through the eup as does the expressway No. 45. Trains no longer run here; nearest access to the railroad is now in Jeomchon

Jeomchon

Jeomchon is the urbanized center of Mungyeong city, in Gyeongsangbuk-do province, South Korea. The name literally means "mountain-pass village", and may refer to the low hills that run along the edge of town. It has a population of about 45,000 , on an area of roughly 45 km²...

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Population

(as of 2009)http://www.gbmg.go.kr/open_content/information/general_administration/statistics/population/:

• Total population: 7,646
• Males: 3,752
• Females: 3,894
• Number of households: 3,308
• Number of foreigners: 39 (5 male, 34 female)

Links

• Mungyeong Hot Springs
• city page for eup (in Korean)