Chilgok County
Chilgok County (Chilgok-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The seat of government is in Waegwan-eup. Famous people from the county include Joseon dynasty military officer Shin Ryu. In 1978, Indong-Myeon was joined to Gumi and in 1981, Chilgok-Eup was joined to Daegu.
Chilgok 칠곡군 | |
|---|---|
County | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 칠곡군 |
| • Hanja | 漆谷郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Chilgok-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Ch'ilgok-kun |
 Emblem of Chilgok | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Yeongnam |
| Administrative divisions | 2 eup, 6 myeon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 451 km2 (174 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 107,158 |
| • Density | 237.6/km2 (615/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Gyeongsang |
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