Hoengseong County

Hoengseong 횡성군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	횡성군
• Hanja	橫城郡
• Revised Romanization	Hoengseong-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Hoengsŏng-gun
Hoengseong County Office
Flag
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Gwandong
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 8 myeon
Area
• Total	997.82 km2 (385.26 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	47,362
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gangwon

Hoengseong County is a county located in southwestern Gangwon Province, South Korea, bordering Pyeongchang-gun to the east, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do to the west, Hongcheon-gun to the north, and Wonju-si and Yeongwol-gun to the south.

The roots of Codonopsis lanceolata (Korean: deodeok), a bonnet bellflower species, play an important role in local agriculture, as does Hanwoo beef, a specialty product.

The Korean Minjok Leadership Academy, a notable boarding school, is located in the county, an autonomous private high school that recruits students nationwide.

It may be confused with Hongseong-gun, Chungcheongnam-do because its name is similar.