Okcheon-gun

General Overview
Okcheon-gun, General Overview
Size Number of Households Population(people) Number of Public Officials(people) Head
537.11㎢ 23,900 51,237 635 Kim Jae-jong
Regional Characteristics
Regional Characteristics
Geographical Features
  • The eastern region has high elevation and low elevation in the western portion. It is also a mountainous area with more mountains and less level terrain.
  • It borders three different provinces: Chungnam, Chungbuk and Gyungbuk provinces. The upper Geumgang(river), originating from Mt. Deukyu and Mt. Songni, flows through from north to south.
  • 86.5% of the region is designated as greenbelt and a special area for water quality protection.
Festivals
  • Iwon Seedling Festival, Jiyong Festival, Okcheon Grape Festival, Jungbong Faithfulness Festival
Tourism Areas
  • Jangryeongsan Natural Forest, Janggye Tourist Site, Guemgang Resort, Birth Home of Poet Jeong Jiyong
Cultural Heritage
  • East-West three storied stone pagoda at Yongam Temple(Treasury No.1338)
Special Products
  • seedlings, yams, ginseng, Chungsan dried persimmons, grapes, raw grape juice, peaches, Korean leeks
Current Status of Exchanges
Current Status of Exchanges
2000
  • May: 15th(Signing of a sister-city agreement/ at the entrance of Gonryong Tunnel)
  • August: 24th(Visiting the location of an ongoing job creation project for rural women)
  • September: 23rd(Participation in the Joongang Market Grand Festival)/ 26th(a consolatory visit by Okcheon women leaders to the place of sponsored training)
  • October: 7th (Athletic meeting with Dong-gu Office Tennis Club)/ 12th (Dong-gu Women’s Choir Regular Concert)/ 13th (Homecoming for those who live away from Okcheon-gun and attendance of County & Citizen Unity Day event and Autumn Music Concert) 24th (assisting agricultural activities)
  • November: 11th (Friendship-building sports event with private-public sports clubs from both sides)/ 27th (direct trade of agricultural products)
2001
  • March: 9th (Donating flowers to make a flower-street in Dongyi-myeon)/ 12th (Participation in the Iwon Seeding Festival)/ 24th (Friendship-building sports event by public officials and clubs)
  • April: 25th (Participation in Okcheon Charity Bazaar)
2002
  • March: 14th (Donating 1500 flowers to Annae-myeon)
  • September: 9th (Handing gifts of comfort for the victims of typhoon Maemi in Okchon-gun)
  • November: 1st (Okcheon Citizen Day, Participating in Cheongju Agricultural Special Products market)
  • Year-round – Exchange between private soccer clubs (including Boram soccer club; 7 exchanges)
2003
  • June: 17th (1st visit to Environmentally-friendly Agricultural Areas)
  • October: 2nd (2nd visit to Environmentally-friendly Agricultural Areas)
2004
  • November: 20th (Friendship-building Sports Event)
2005
  • April: 15th (Friendship-building Sports Even)
  • May: 14th (Participation in the 18th Jiyong Cultural Festival & Opening Ceremony for the Literature House)
2011
  • October: 10th (Congratulatory visit on Day of Gu Residents / Governor and Council Chairman of Okcheon)
2012
  • June: 26th (Congratulatory visit for New Dong-gu Government Office Building Opening Ceremony / Governor and Council Chairman)
  • July: 21st (Attend Okcheon Grape Festival Opening Ceremony / Deputy Mayor)
  • October: 13th (Attend 23rd Dong-gu Residents’ Day Ceremony / Deputy Governor)
2014
  • July: 25th (Attend 8th Hyangsu Okcheon Grape and Peach Festival / Deputy Mayor)
2015
  • July: 24th (Attend 9th Hyangsu Okcheon Grape and Peach Festival / Deputy Mayor) (Grape Industry Academia Symposium)Attended by 40 Members of Dong-gu New Village Women Society
2016
  • July: 22th (Attend 10th Hyangsu Okcheon Grape and Peach Festival / Deputy Mayor)
2017
  • July: 21th (Attend 11th Hyangsu Okcheon Grape and Peach Festival / Deputy Mayor)
2018
  • July: 20th (Attend 12th Hyangsu Okcheon Grape and Peach Festival / Deputy Mayor)
2019
  • March: 29th (20th Tree Planting Festival / Deputy Mayor)
  • July: 26th (13th Hyangsu Okcheon Grape and Peach Festival / Mayor, Dong-gu Council Chairman)