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  Open Directory - Regional:Asia:South Korea:Chungnam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Seocheon County is situated in the southwestern corner of Chungnam, bordering the West Sea (Yellow Sea) on the west and Jeonbuk (North Jeolla) on the south.
It borders on the counties of Taean, Hongseong, Dangjin and Yesan.
Yesan County lies in the interior of Chungnam province, adjoining the cities of Asan, Gongju and Seosan, and the counties of Dangjin, Hongseong and Cheongyang.
dmoz.org /Regional/Asia/South_Korea/Chungnam/desc.html   (753 words)

  
 Yeongi - Galbijim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
To the east is the county of Cheongwon in Chungcheongbuk-do, to the west is the city of Gongju, to the southeast is the city of Daejeon, and to the north is the city of Cheonan.
The town of Jochiwon in Yeongi is the place to get off the train when going to Gongju, after which one must take the bus.
33% of farming families in the county are engaged in cultivating peaches, over a total area of 328 hectares, half of the available land.
wiki.galbijim.com /Yeongi   (214 words)

  
 Yongi County, Chungchongnam-do (South Korea)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The sparrow-like shape in the center stands for the county bird, the swallow.
The image of the leaf comes from a peach, which is the county's specialty.
The background color is green, representing the county's hopes and dreams toward the future.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/kr-44-yo.html   (83 words)

  
 Capital - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The word capital is derived from the Latin caput meaning "head," and the related term capitol refers to the building where government-business is chiefly conducted.
Seats of government in major substate jurisdictions are usually called "capitals", but at lower administrative subdivisions, terms such as county town, county seat, or borough seat are also used.
Historically, the major economic center of a state or region becomes the focal point of power, and becomes a capital through conquest or amalgamation.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Capital   (1284 words)

  
 donga.com [english donga]
The Presidential Committee on Construction of the Multifunctional Administrative City, an umbrella organization of the prime minister’s office, held a third conference at the Central Government Complex at Sejongno, Seoul, on May 11, reviewing and voting on the planned area and adjacent area of the new administrative city.
The planned area increased by 20,000 pyeong with the inclusion of all of Yeongi county road number 14 in Chungnam, which at the beginning was only partially included.
However, the adjacent area excluded Yeongi county, factory land in Seongdeok-ri, Geumnam-gun, and farmland in Wonbong-ri, Banpo-myeon, Gongju, reducing the total amount of land by 110,000 pyeong.
english.donga.com /srv/service.php3?biid=2005051282998   (290 words)

  
 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> io:Gongju   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Goguryeo had overrun the previous capital of Hanseong (modern-day Seoul), which forced Baekje to find a new center of strength.
On August 11, 2004, the South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan announced that the country's capital will be moved from Seoul to Gongju (approximately 120km south of Seoul) and Yeongi commencing in 2007.
A 71 km² (17,540 acre) site was chosen for the project, which was scheduled to be completed by 2030.
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/io:Gongju   (425 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Capital (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.virginia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A county town is the capital of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom.
A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States.
For Yeongi-Gongju, see: Yeongi County Gongju City This is a disambiguation page and#8212; a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
www.nationmaster.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/Capital   (4976 words)

  
 Youngdong County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Choose Project Well County in the middle of the territory having easy access to a broad roadway network including Youngdong Youngdong County Umsong County Jecheon City Chinchon County http www.jincheon.go.kr Yangyang International Airport located at Dongho ri Sonyang myeon Yangyang County Gangwon do is the only international airport in Youngdong region.
Youngdong County Umsong County Jecheon City Chinchon County http www.jincheon.go.kr Youngdong County Umsong County Jecheon City Chinchon County http www.jincheon.go.kr Youngdong County Umsong County Jecheon City Chinchon County http www.jincheon.go.kr of chungju " city of jecheon " county fareast college " daewon science college " youngdong university korea agricultural chemicals industrial association.
It's a nice story in that this was also the place where the director found her lead actress who initially did not want to do this...
best7.145dealsnow.info /youngdongcounty.html   (337 words)

  
 KUNSAN AIR BASE: How It Was - 8th FW (2003-2004) - President Roh Moon-hyun: Anti-American or Radical Reformist
Puan county of North Cholla Province also said it would withdraw its application to host a radioactive waste treatment facility if the Saemangeum project was suspended.
Puan county tied the withdrawal of its application to host a radioactive waste treatment facility if the Saemangeum project was suspended.
A 14-member committee was expected to officially choose Wido in Puan County, North Cholla province, after conducting on-site geological and environmental inspections.
kalaniosullivan.com /KunsanAB/8thFW/Howitwasb11d5.html   (16279 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Yeongi county in which the breathing of the once brilliant culture of Paekche is still alive holds Dowon cultural in the middle of April every year when the fragrance of peach blossoms is sweet.
In the festival, there are a Miss Peach Blossom contest, an eve, festivities, and variable folk events in cluding the great festival of paekche to remember the will of defense of the fatherland and the loyalty of the paekche.
And the following, they hold a magnificent athletic meeting to commemorate the Day of the county Folk.
huniv.hongik.ac.kr /~yeongi/culture/tour.html   (106 words)

  
 The Seoul Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Director of Administrative Capital Relocation Support Team, Kim Jaejeong said that property owners would be receiving fair market price for their land before the speculation and that no one can buy any land in the area where the government plans on building the new capital.
City officials and citizens of Gongju City welcome the new capital city decision with placards (left) while residents of Yeongi County object the recent designation of their as South Korea's new capital with their placard (right).
Another demonstrator said that his farm has been in his family for five generations and that losing his farm would be like losing a piece of his family's history.
theseoultimes.com /ST/db/read.php?idx=1047   (1377 words)

  
 KNTO Destination Guide - Gobok Reservoir (County Park)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In the vicinity sits several fruit farms that produce grapes and peaches.
Since it was designated a County Park on Jan 20, 1990, the park has been undergoing expansion projects to set up more recreational and convenience facilities such as a lawn plaza, campsites and tourist farms by 1996.
Parking lot: temporary parking lot around the reservoir (parking is free) Transportation: Take a city bus for Cheongra-ri at Jochiwon Station Bus Terminal and get off at Gobok Reservoir.
www.visitkorea.or.kr /eng/info_db/dest/sight_detail.jsp?seqno=587   (187 words)

  
 South Chungcheong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It includes some of the country's best bathing beaches.
South Chungcheong is divided into 7 cities ("Si" or "Shi") and 9 counties ("Gun").
The city and county names below are given in English, Hangul, and Hanja.
south-chungcheong.iqnaut.net   (264 words)

  
 KBS GLOBAL
The talk of a planned launch of a new party based in the Chungcheong provinces now appears highly likely.
The ruling Uri Party’s score was a humiliating “zero” in the polls to elect six lawmakers, seven mayors and other county chiefs.
The by-elections, the first of its kind since the general elections in April last year, were expected to be one of the closest, as surveys showed candidates in neck and neck races in many constituencies.
english.kbs.co.kr /news/issue/1350531_11780.html   (901 words)

  
 South Korea To Move Capital To Rural Utopia | Planetizen
One of them, President Roh Moo Hyun, has given up on the city entirely.
His Committee on Relocation selected rural Yeongi County, sixty miles to the south, as the next home to the world's 12th-largest economy.
Designed for a half-million residents, construction could begin on the unnamed city in 2007, cost $40 billion, and be finished around 2030.
www.planetizen.com /news/item.php?id=13756   (253 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Plan would move capital of South Korea out of Seoul
The idea came from President Roh Moo Hyun.
The designated capital-to-be of the world's 12th-largest economy is in Yeongi county, just outside the small city of Kongju.
Most of the designated land is covered with rice paddies.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2001979002_capital14.html   (793 words)

  
 South Korea to relocate their capital - Asia Finest Discussion Forum
Personally, I think President Roh Moo Hyun can just about fu-k up even a cup of coffee, so I've never been too thrilled with this.
But who knows, this very might be the only thing positive he's done for the county during his tenure as president...
This is not a matter of confidence or doubt, this is pure utter madness.
www.asiafinest.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=14892   (887 words)

  
 [Napsnet] Daily Report
PRC Earthquake Reuters ("CHINA QUAKE CRACKS RESERVOIRS, 47,000 PEOPLE IN DANGER", 2004-08-12) reported that more than 125,000 people were left homeless after an earthquake in southwest PRC killed four, injured nearly 600 and cracked walls in reservoirs posing a threat to villages downstream, Xinhua news agency said Thursday.
The quake, measuring 5.6 on the open-ended Richter scale, rocked the county of Ludian in Yunnan province Tuesday, collapsing more than 18,000 houses and damaging 45,000 others.
The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters issued a notice "requiring comprehensive check-ups to all reservoirs within the earthquake-affected areas, around-the-clock safety patrols and timely resident relocation," it said.
www.nautilus.org /pipermail/napsnet/2004-August/000057.html   (4286 words)

  
 Yeongi: Chungnam at Canadian Content   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Canadian Content > Regional: Asia: South_Korea: Chungnam: Yeongi:
Additional Information: Yeongi County lies in northeastern Chungnam province, adjoining Chungbuk on the east.
Strange, we didn't find anything page mentioning this program on our site.
canadiancontent.net /dir/Top/Regional/Asia/South_Korea/Chungnam/Yeongi   (106 words)

  
 Rantburg: Cry Havoc and Let Slip the Blogs of War...
The "boys" get to dress normally, but at about 13 the girls start their enforced burkazation.
So you see burkas in Cypress, Orange County, California, in the Stater Bros parking lot.
Um, I am all for religious freedom, but owing to the history of these folks what is in my mind.
www.rantburg.com /index.php?D=2004-08-11   (10950 words)

  
 Korea Consultants International   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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www.kcieng.com /eng/sub7/sub2.php   (688 words)

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