Eumseong County the clean red pepper producing district
- Ancient Times Part of Mahan
- Korea’s Three Kingdoms Period Called ‘Inghol-hyeon(prefecture)’
- The United Silla Period Renamed Eumseong-hyeon(prefecture) during the 16th year of King Gyeongdeok’s reign
- May 26, 1895 Renamed Eumseong-gun(county) in accordance with Clause No. 98 of a Royal Order
The old record reads that Eumseong was a great village to live in with abundant water all the year round.
- Are a 520.5㎢
- Population 94,978 (36,894 households)
- Administrative district 114 legal ris(villages), 322 administrative ris(villages), 1,242 bans(house groups)
- Organization 1 office, 14 departments, county council, 2 direct agencies, 5 affiliated agencies, 9 eups(towns) and myeons(towns)
- Local products Cheonggyeol Hot Pepper, Daolchan Watermelon, Haetsare Peach, Eumseong Ginseng, etc.
Eumseong’s transportation network, stretching in all directions, includes Jungbu Highway in the northwest, Jungbu Inland Highway in the north, an east-west overpass and a south-north highway, all of which have been a driving force for local economic growth.
Favorable district with business purposes
Progressive industrial complex through industry-agriculture cooperation
Thanks to Jungbu Highway and Jungbu Inland Highway, Eumseong is located in an optimal environment for rapid transportation. It has been active in attracting a high-tech industrial (industrial-agricultural) complex.
The best industrial complex with the best investment opportunity! Nearly 1,200 companies have produced a variety of products (metals, non-metals, electrical and electronic goods, chemicals, processed foods, etc.) in the industrial and industrial-agricultural complexes.
Based on a close cooperation with public organizations, local businesses and academic research institutions, we are going to build a specialized,
future-oriented city equipped with optimal innovation and the best conditions for establishing regional growth.