Seocheon County is a county

Administrative divisions of South Korea

||South Korea is divided into 8 provinces , 1 special autonomous province , 6 metropolitan cities , and 1 special city...

 in Chungcheongnam-do

Chungcheongnam-do

Chungcheongnam-do or Chungnam is a province in the west of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the south-western half of the former Chungcheong Province and remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, thereafter becoming part of South Korea...

, South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

. It is famous for its seafood and location near the mouth of the Geum River

Geum River

The Geum-gang River is located in South Korea. It is a major river that originates in Jangsu-eub, North Jeolla Province. It flows northward through North Jeolla and North Chungcheong Provinces and then changes direction in the vicinity of Greater Daejeon and flows southwest through South...

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Administrative divisions

Seocheon county has two major centers, Janghang-eub and Seocheon-eub. Seocheon-eub, the larger center, serves as the educational center of the district. It has an economy built on agriculture and education. Janghang has a more industrial economy that includes factories, processing, and ship building. Janghang and Seocheon are connected to Yongsan (Seoul), Iksan, and the rest of the country via Korail's Janghang Line

Janghang Line

The Janghang Line is a railway line serving South Chungcheong Province in South Korea. The line connects Cheonan to the railway junction city of Iksan. The Janghang Line is served by frequent Saemaul-ho and Mugunghwa passenger train services between Seoul and Iksan...

 which formerly terminated in Janghang but has since been connected to Iksan

Iksan

Iksan is a city and major railway junction in North Jeolla Province, South Korea.The city center and railway junction was formerly called "Iri" , but merged with Iksan County in 1995....

 via Gunsan

Gunsan

Gunsan is a city in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is located on the south bank of the Geum River just upstream from its exit into the Yellow Sea. Gunsan is served by frequent railway service on the Gunsan Line from Iksan. It is also connected to the Seohaean Expressway.Kunsan Air Base...

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In total under Seocheon-gun there are two eup

Eup (administrative division)

An eup or ŭp is an administrative unit in both North Korea and South Korea similar to the unit of town.-In South Korea:Along with "myeon", an "eup" is one of the divisions of a county , and of some cities with a population of less than 500,000...

and eleven myeon

Myeon (administrative division)

A myeon, myŏn or myon is an administrative unit in both North Korea and South Korea similar to the unit of town.-In South Korea:...

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• Janghang-eup (장항읍/長項邑)
• Seocheon-eup (서천읍/舒川邑)
• Maseo-myeon (마서면/馬西面)
• Hwayang-myeon (화양면/華陽面)
• Gisan-myeon (기산면/麒山面)
• Hansan-myeon (한산면/韓山面)
• Masan-myeon (마산면/馬山面)
• Sicho-myeon (시초면/時草面)
• Munsan-myeon
  Munsan-myeon
  Munsan-myeon is a myeon in the northern part of Seocheon-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. It is bordered by Masan-myeon to the east, Buyeo-gun's Oksan-myeon to the north, Pangyeon-myeon to the west, and Seocheon-eup's Sicho-myeon to the south...
  
   (문산면/文山面)
• Pan'gyo-myeon (판교면/板橋面)
• Jongcheon-myeon (종천면/鍾川面)
• Biin-myeon (비인면/庇仁面)
• Seo-myeon (서면/西面)

External links

• County government website