Seongju County

Seongju
성주군
County
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul
  Hanja
  Revised Romanization Seongju-gun
  McCune-Reischauer Sŏngju-gun

Emblem of Seongju

Location in South Korea
Country  South Korea
Region Yeongnam
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 9 myeon
Area
  Total 616.28 km2 (237.95 sq mi)
Population
  Total 51,028
  Density 82.8/km2 (214/sq mi)
  Dialect Gyeongsang

Seongju County (Seongju-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. This largely agricultural area is located immediately west of the metropolitan city of Daegu.

Seongju was selected as the location for the deployment of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in July 2016.[1]

Twin towns – Sister cities

References

  1. Kang Seung-woo (13 July 2016). "Seongju confirmed as site for THAAD". The Korea Times. Retrieved 15 September 2016.

Coordinates: 35°55′09″N 128°16′59″E / 35.919119°N 128.283019°E / 35.919119; 128.283019


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