Yesan County

Yesan 예산
—  County  —
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	예산군
• Hanja	禮山郡
• Revised Romanization	Yesan-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Yesan-gun
Emblem of Yesan
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Hoseo
Administrative divisions	2 eup, 10 myeon
Area
• Total	543.09 km2 (209.69 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	100,602
• Density	185.2/km2 (480/sq mi)
• Dialect	Chungcheong

Yesan County (Yesan-gun) is a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Famous people from Yesan include independence fighter Yoon Bong-Gil.

Sudeoksa, a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, is located on the southern slopes of Deoksungsan in Deoksan-myeon, Yesan County. Its main hall is daeungjeon (大雄殿), Korea's oldest wooden building and National Treasure 49.

Sister cities

• Seocho-gu, Seoul / South Korea
• Seongbuk-gu, Seoul / South Korea
• Yeonsu-gu, Incheon / South Korea
• Anyang, Gyeonggi / South Korea
• Knoxville, Tennessee / United States

Famous people

• Yun Dae-nyeong; Author

External links

• Official government website