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Okcheon County

Okcheon County (Korean옥천군) is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

Okcheon has been called by various names such as Gosisan-gun, Kwansung, and Hyeonryeong.

In 1413, King Taejong of the Joseon Dynasty named it Okcheon and transferred the jurisdiction of the province from Gyeongsang Province to Chungcheong Province. In 1895, the 26th King Gojong's national administrative adjustment took place and named it Okcheon-gun.

Okcheon-gun is divided into one eup and eight myeon:

The national river Geumgang flows, and 198 small rivers flow in the county.

Okcheon is twinned with:

36°18′03″N 127°34′07″E / 36.3008333433°N 127.568611121°E / 36.3008333433; 127.568611121

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