Yesan County, South Chungcheong, Chungcheong Region, South Korea
🇰🇷 Yesan is a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Famous people from Yesan include independence fighter Yoon Bong-Gil.
Sudeoksa, a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, is located on the southern slopes of Deoksungsan in Deoksan-myeon, Yesan County. Its main hall is daeungjeon (大雄殿), Korea's oldest wooden building and National Treasure 49.
In 2009, Yesan was designated a "slow city", one in which traditional cultures and communities are preserved.
Asia/Seoul/Chungcheongnam-do
Yesan County has a population of over 100,602 people. Yesan County also forms part of the wider South Chungcheong Province which has a population of over 2,059,871 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Yesan County has links with:
🇰🇷 Anyang, South Korea 🇺🇸 Knoxville, USA 🇰🇷 Seocho-gu, South Korea 🇰🇷 Seongbuk, South Korea 🇰🇷 Yeonsu, South KoreaYesan County is a member of the Cittaslow Network with: 🇦🇺 Yea 🇩🇪 Bad Wimpfen 🇨🇳 Yuhu 🇮🇹 Guardiagrele 🇩🇪 Zwingenberg 🇦🇺 Goolwa 🇮🇹 Castel Campagnano 🇵🇱 Kalety 🇩🇪 Bischofsheim 🇹🇷 Foça 🇮🇹 San Vincenzo 🇩🇪 Lüdinghausen 🇹🇷 Seferihisar 🇮🇹 Montefalco 🇭🇺 Hódmezővásárhely 🇮🇹 Abbiategrasso 🇩🇪 Blieskastel 🇳🇱 Borger-Odoorn 🇮🇹 San Miniato 🇹🇷 Eğirdir