Taean
Taean gun | |||
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Korean alphabet : | 태안군 | ||
Chinese characters : | 泰安 郡 | ||
Revised Romanization : | Taean gun | ||
McCune-Reischauer : | T'aean-gun | ||
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Province : | Chungcheongnam-do | ||
Coordinates : | 36 ° 45 ′ N , 126 ° 18 ′ E | ||
Surface: | 505 km² | ||
Residents: | 64,115 (as of: 2019) | ||
Population density : | 127 inhabitants per km² | ||
Structure: | 2 eup, 8 myeon | ||
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Taean County ( Korean : 태안군 , Taean-gun ) is located in Chungcheongnam-do Province in South Korea . The administrative headquarters are in the city of Taean-eup. The district had an area of 505 km² and a population of 64,115 inhabitants in 2019.
The Korean government established Taeanhaean National Park in 1978 . It consists of 326.57 km² of land. Almost 250 species thrive there.