Yesan | |
Native Name Lang: | ko |
Translit Lang1: | Korean |
Settlement Type: | County |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hangul |
Translit Lang1 Info1: | Korean: 예산군 |
Translit Lang1 Type2: | Hanja |
Translit Lang1 Info2: | Korean: {{linktext|禮|山|郡 |
Translit Lang1 Info3: | Yesan-gun |
Translit Lang1 Info4: | Yesan-gun |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Korea |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Hoseo |
Population Blank1 Title: | Dialect |
Population Blank1: | Chungcheong |
Area Total Km2: | 542.65 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Total: | 76651 |
Population Density Km2: | 141.25 |
Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
Parts: | 2 eup, 10 myeon |
Image Blank Emblem: | Yesan logo.jpg |
Blank Emblem Type: | Emblem of Yesan |
Yesan (pronounced as /ko/) 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 (Korean: 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.[1]