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Seongju County

Seongju County (Seongju-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. This largely agricultural area is located immediately west of the metropolitan city of Daegu. The capital of the county is the town of Seongju.

Lotte Skyhill Seongju Country Club (36°02′58″N 128°13′34″E / 36.049359°N 128.226223°E / 36.049359; 128.226223) was selected as the location for the deployment of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in July 2016.[1][2]

Seongju County is famous for its production of oriental melons. Farms in the county comprise about 70% of total oriental melon production in the country.[3]

Administrative divisions

Map of Seongju County in Korean

Seongju County is divided into 1 eup and 9 myeon.

Twin towns – sister cities

References

  1. ^ "THAAD's new home will be golf course in South Korean mountains". STARS AND STRIPES. September 30, 2016.
  2. ^ Kang Seung-woo (13 July 2016). "Seongju confirmed as site for THAAD". The Korea Times. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. ^ "韓国農水産食品-チャメ（マクワウリ）[Kankoku Nōsui-san shokuhin - chame (makuwauri)]". www.atcenter.or.jp (in Japanese). Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corporation. Retrieved 2018-09-17.

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35°55′09″N 128°16′59″E / 35.919119°N 128.283019°E / 35.919119; 128.283019

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