Bonghwa County Explained

Bonghwa
Native Name Lang:	ko
Settlement Type:	County
Translit Lang1:	Korean
Translit Lang1 Type1:	Hangul
Translit Lang1 Info1:	봉화군
Translit Lang1 Type2:	Hanja
Translit Lang1 Info3:	Bonghwa-gun
Translit Lang1 Info4:	Ponghwa-gun
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Yeongnam
Population Blank1 Title:	Dialect
Population Blank1:	Gyeongsang
Area Total Km2:	1201
Population As Of:	September 2024^[1]
Population Total:	29,082
Population Density Km2:	34.5
Parts Type:	Administrative divisions
Parts:	1 eup, 9 myeon
Image Blank Emblem:	Bonghwa logo.png
Blank Emblem Type:	Emblem of Bonghwa

Bonghwa County (Bonghwa-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It lies inland, at the northern edge of the province, and borders Gangwon province to the north. To the east it is bounded by Yeongyang and Uljin counties, to the south by Andong, and to the west by Yeongju. The county is ringed by the Taebaek and Sobaek Mountains, the highest of which is Taebaeksan (1,566.7m). Because of its mountainous location, Bonghwa has a colder climate than most of the province, with an average annual temperature of 10°C.

Bonghwa is connected to the national rail grid by the Yeongdong Line, which stops at Bonghwa station on its way between Yeongju and Gangneung. The Yeongdong Line, which is not known for its speed, stops at a total of 13 stations as it winds through Bonghwa, before ambling north into the next province.

Korean National Treasure No. 201, a rock-carved seated Buddhist statue, is located in Bukji-ri, Murya-myeon.

Famous people from Bonghwa include director Kim Ki-duk. The county is also the setting of the 2008 documentary film Old Partner, which has won numerous awards for its portrayal of rural life.

Administrative divisions

Bonghwa is divided into ten primary divisions: one eup (large village) and nine rural districts (myeon).

Name	Hangeul	Hanja
Bonghwa-eup	봉화읍	奉化邑
Beopjeon-myeon	법전면	法田面
Bongseong-myeon	봉성면	鳳城面
Chunyang-myeon	춘양면	春陽面
Jaesan-myeon	재산면	才山面
Murya-myeon	물야면	物野面
Myeongho-myeon	명호면	明湖面
Sangun-myeon	상운면	祥雲面
Seokpo-myeon	석포면	石浦面
Socheon-myeon	소천면	小川面

The eup and myeon are further divided into numerous small villages (ri).

eup/myeon	ri	Hangeul
Bonghwa-eup	Samgye-ri	삼계리
	Yugok-ri	유곡리
	Geochon-ri	거촌리
	Seokpyeong-ri	석평리
	Haejeo-ri	해저리
	Jeokdeok-ri	적덕리
	Hwacheon-ri	화천리
	Dochon-ri	도촌리
	Mundan-ri	문단리
	Naeseong-ri	내성리
Beopjeon-myeon	Beopjeon-ri	법전리
	Pongjeong-ri	풍정리
	Cheokgok-ri	척곡리
	Socheon-ri	소천리
	Nulsan-ri	눌산리
	Eoji-ri	어지리
	Soji-ri	소지리
Bongseong-myeon	Bongseong-ri	봉성리
	Oesam-ri	외삼리
	Changpyeong-ri	창평리
	Dongyang-ri	동양리
	Geumbong-ri	금봉리
	Ugok-ri	우곡리
	Bongyang-ri	봉양리
Chunyang-myeon	Uiyang-ri	의양리
	Haksan-ri	학산리
	Seodong-ri	서동리
	Seokhyeon-ri	석현리
	Aedang-ri	애당리
	Dosim-ri	도심리
	Seobyeok-ri	서벽리
	Uguchi-ri	우구치리
	Soro-ri	소로리
Jaesan-myeon	Hyeondong-ri	현동리
	Nammyeon-ri	남면리
	Dongmyeon-ri	동면리
	Galsan-ri	갈산리
	Sang-ri	상리
Murya-myeon	Orok-ri	오록리
	Gapyeong-ri	가평리
	Gaedan-ri	개단리
	Ujan-ri	오전리
	Apdong-ri	압동리
	Dumun-ri	두문리
	Susik-ri	수식리
	Bukji-ri	북지리
Myeongho-myeon	Docheon-ri	도천리
	Samdong-ri	삼동리
	Yangguk-ri	양곡
	Gogam-ri	고감리
	Pungho-ri	풍호리
	Gogye-ri	고계리
	Bokgok-ri	북곡리
	Gwanchang-ri	관창리
Sangun-myeon	Gagok-ri	가곡리
	Ungye-ri	운계리
	Munchon-ri	문촌리
	Hanul-ri	하눌리
	Toil-ri	토일리
	Gocheon-ri	구천리
	Seolmae-ri	설매리
	Sinra-ri	신라리
Seokpo-myeon	Seokpo-ri	석포리
	Daehyeon-ri	대현리
	Seungbu-ri	승부리
Socheon-myeon	Hyeondong-ri	현동리
	Goseon-ri	고선리
	Imgi-ri	임기리
	Dueum-ri	두음리
	Seocheon-ri	서천리
	Namhoeryong-ri	남회룡리
	Buncheon-ri	분천리