Chilgok County

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Chilgok 칠곡군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	칠곡군
• Hanja	漆谷郡
• Revised Romanization	Chilgok-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Ch'ilgok-kun
Flag Emblem of Chilgok
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Administrative divisions	3 eup, 5 myeon
Area
• Total	451 km2 (174 sq mi)
Population
• Total	107,158
• Density	237.6/km2 (615/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang

Chilgok County (Chilgok-gun) is located at south-west part of North Gyeongsang Province. It is close by Gunwi County on the east while adjoins with Gimchon-si, Seongju County on the west. It is also a transportation hub where the Nakdong river flows through and an Urban-Farming complex that adjoins with Gumi City and Daegu Metropolitan city.

It is home to the famous Cheonsaengsanseong Fortress, a battle field where general Gwak Jae-woo fought during the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592, as well as the Gasansanseong Fortress, which was built to prevent a Japanese invasion after the second Manchu invasions in 1636. It is also a battle field of the Nakdong River and Dabudong battles during the Korean war.