Goryeong County

Goryeong 고령군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	고령군
• Hanja	高靈郡
• Revised Romanization	Goryeong-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Koryŏng-gun
Flag Emblem of Goryeong
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 7 myeon
Area
• Total	383.7 km^2 (148.1 sq mi)
Population  (September 2024[1])
• Total	30,200
• Density	91.2/km^2 (236/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang

Goryeong County (Korean: 고령군; RR: Goryeong-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

Goryeong is a historical center of the ancient kingdom of Daegaya.

Administrative divisions

Map of Goryeong County in Korean

Goryeong County is divided into 1 eup and 7 myeon.

Name	Hangeul	Hanja
Daegaya-eup	대가야읍	大伽倻邑
Deokgok-myeon	덕곡면	德谷面
Unsu-myeon	운수면	雲水面
Seongsan-myeon	성산면	星山面
Dasan-myeon	다산면	茶山面
Gaejin-myeon	개진면	開津面
Ugok-myeon	우곡면	牛谷面
Ssangnim-myeon	쌍림면	雙林面

Twin towns – sister cities

Goryeong is twinned with:

• Hampyeong, South Korea
• Seocho-gu, South Korea

See also

• Dasan-myeon
• Gaya confederacy

References

1. "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.

External links

• Goryeong County government site Archived 2017-11-20 at the Wayback Machine

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