| Okcheon | |
| Native Name Lang: | ko |
| Translit Lang1: | Korean |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hangul |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | Korean: 옥천군 |
| Translit Lang1 Type2: | Hanja |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Korean: {{linktext|沃|川|郡 |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Okcheon-gun |
| Translit Lang1 Info4: | Okch'ŏn-gun |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hoseo |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Dialect |
| Population Blank1: | Chungcheong |
| Area Total Km2: | 537.13 |
| Population As Of: | 2004 |
| Population Total: | 56634 |
| Population Density Km2: | 114 |
| Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
| Parts: | 1 eup, 8 myeon |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Okcheon.jpg |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Emblem of Okcheon |
Okcheon County (Okcheon-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Okcheon has been called by various names such as Gosisan-gun, Kwansung, and Hyeonryeong.[1]
See main article: Silla and Goryeo.
It was named Gwanseong-gun
It was included in Seong-ju, Kyeongsan-bu
It was named Okju
In 1413, King Taejong of the Joseon Dynasty named it Okcheon and transferred the jurisdiction of the province from Gyeongsang Province to Chungcheong Province. In 1895, the 26th King Gojong's national administrative adjustment took place and named it Okcheon-gun.
Okcheon-gun is divided into one eup and eight myeon: [2]
The national river Geumgang flows, and 198 small rivers flow in the county.
See also: Okcheon station.
Okcheon is twinned with: