Uiseong is a town, or eup in Uiseong County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The township Uiseong-myeon was upgraded to the town Uiseong-eup in 1940. Uiseong County Office and Uiseong Town Office are located in Hujuk-ri.
Uiseong
의성 | |
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Town | |
Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 의성읍 |
• Hanja | 義城邑 |
• Revised Romanization | Uiseong-eup |
• McCune–Reischauer | Ŭisŏng-ŭp |
Country | South Korea |
Province | North Gyeongsang |
County | Uiseong County |
Administrative divisions | 13 beopjeongni, 31 hangjeongni and 213 ban |
Area | |
• Total | 68.80 km2 (26.56 sq mi) |
Population (2014.6) | |
• Total | 14,409 |
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
Website | Uiseong Town |
Communities
editUiseong-eup is divided into 13 villages (ri).[1]
Hangul | Hanja | |
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Hujuk-ri | 후죽리 | 帿竹里 |
Jungni-ri | 중리리 | 中里里 |
Sangni-ri | 상리리 | 上里里 |
Dodong-ri | 도동리 | 道東里 |
Doseo-ri | 도서리 | 道西里 |
Chiseon-ri | 치선리 | 致仙里 |
Oro-ri | 오로리 | 五老里 |
Bibong-ri | 비봉리 | 飛鳳里 |
Palseong-ri | 팔성리 | 八城里 |
Yongyeon-ri | 용연리 | 龍淵里 |
Wondang-ri | 원당리 | 元堂里 |
Cheolpa-ri | 철파리 | 鐵坡里 |
Eop-ri | 업리 | 業里 |
References
edit- ^ "Villages of Uiseong". Uiseong County. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)