Hongseong
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| Korean alphabet : | 홍성군 | |||
| Chinese characters : | 洪城 郡 | |||
| Revised Romanization : | Hongseong gun | |||
| McCune-Reischauer : | Hongsŏng-gun | |||
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| Province : | Chungcheongnam-do | |||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 36 ′ N , 126 ° 40 ′ E | |||
| Surface: | 444 km² | |||
| Residents: | 102,872 (as of 2019) | |||
| Population density : | 232 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Structure: | 2 eup, 9 myeon | |||
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The county Hongseong ( kor. : 홍성군 , Hongseong-gun ) is located in the province of Chungcheongnam-do in South Korea . The administrative headquarters are located in Hongseong-eup City. The district had an area of 444 km² and a population of 102,872 inhabitants in 2019.
The county is the administrative center of Chungcheongnam-do Province.
Sons and daughters of the county
- Kim Chwa-chin (1889-1930), activist
- Han Yong-un (1887-1944), poet
Location of the county in Chungcheongnam-do