Current status
Location
ween Sobaek and Noryoung mountain range in southern Chungcheong-do. Borders Gyoungbuk Sangju-si,Daejeon-si, Chungbuk Yeongdong, and Boeun. 172km from Seoul, 50km from Cheongju, 18km from Daejeon
Topography
Rugged mountain range Sokrisan (Mt.) runs down from Sobaek mountain range So-okcheon-cheon (stream), Bocheng-cheon, Wolwoe-cheon, Nongam-cheon, uiji-cheon and aeshim-cheon converge to become Geumgang (river).
River
- National river : Geumgang (River) 75.8km
- Regional first class river : Bocheongcheon (stream) 27.0km
- Regional 2nd class river : 11 streams 98.2km
- Small Stream : 198 streams 288.9km
Transportation
- National expressway : 1 route 27.2km
- Gun road : 18 routes 207.4km
- National highway : 3 routes 69.3km
- Agricultural & Fishery road : 181 routes 493.4km
- Local highway road : 5 routes 90.5km
- Railroad : Gyoungbusun, Gyoungbugosokcheol (Express Railroad)
HumanㆍSocial Environment Administrative Districts
| Division | Okcehon - eup | Dongi - myeon | Annam - myeon | Annae - myeon | Cheongsung - myeon | Cheongsan - myeon | Iwon - myeon | Gunsuh - myeon | Gunbuk - myeon | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | 47.56 | 62.25 | 31.77 | 64.41 | 82.76 | 72.37 | 66.38 | 46.94 | 66.63 | 537.11 |
| law | 21 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 125 |
| order | 62 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 18 | 223 |
| ban | 380 | 73 | 45 | 63 | 107 | 110 | 105 | 53 | 58 | 994 |
| nature village | 52 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 52 | 63 | 62 | 34 | 38 | 405 |
Population and Households (as of 2018)
- Households : 23,681
- Population : 51,465