Eumseong County
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Key facts
- Hangul
- 음성군
- Hanja
- 陰 城 郡
- Revised romanization
- Eumseong-gun
- Mccune reischauer
- Ŭmsŏng-gun
- Country
- South Korea
- Region
- Hoseo
- Administrative divisions
- 2 eup , 7 myeon
- Mayor
- Cho Byeong-ok(조병옥)
- Total
- 520.12 km (200.82 sq mi)
- Density
- 69/km (180/sq mi)
- Dialect
- Chungcheong
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Encyclopedic overview
Eumseong County (Korean: 음성군; RR: Eumseong-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, best known for being the birthplace of former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Eumseong Clean Peppers Festival is held in Eumseong-gun, Chungbuk every September. It has been held since 1982. It is held along with the Seolseong Cultural Festival. Events such as chili pepper fairy, Mr. chili pepper contest, fireworks, and county people's singing contest will be held together with events such as masquerade, torch relay, demonstration event, folk game, and athletic competition. Since 2009, the Eumseong Clean Pepper Lady Contest has been held instead of the Red Pepper Fairy Contest.
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