Jangseong

Jangseong County

Jangseong County

County in Honam, South Korea

Jangseong County (Korean: 장성군; RR: Jangseong-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

Quick Facts 장성군, Korean transcription(s) ...

Jangseong is in the southern region of the Korean peninsula and Gwangju and Naju is the nearest city from Jangseong. In South Jeolla, it near the northern border of its province, meeting North Jeolla.

Jangseong is assumed to be the birthplace of Hong Gildong. The festival host bowing place with local river. Hong Gildong festival was chosen as superior festival of South Jeolla.[1]

The Republic of Korea Army Armor School is located in the county.

Climate

More information Climate data for Jangseong (1993–2020 normals), Month ...

Symbols

  • Flower : White poplar
  • Tree : Maple
  • Bird : Dove

May 2014 fire

A fire at a 397-bed hospital, which had opened in 2007 in Jangseong was the scene of a major fire just after midnight on 28 May 2014. Twenty one patients and a nurse died in the fire, while several more people were injured.[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

Jangseong is twinned with:

References

  1. [1]
    "토론이 있는 인터넷신문 - 데일리안".
  2. [2]
    "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. [3]
    "21 patients die in South Korea hospital blaze". Asia Pacific Star. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

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