Seongju County (''Seongju-gun'') is a

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Province,

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. This largely agricultural area is located immediately west of the metropolitan city of

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. The capital of the county is the town of Seongju. Lotte Skyhill Seongju Country Club () was selected as the location for the deployment of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in July 2016. Seongju County is famous for its production of

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s. Farms in the county comprise about 70% of total oriental melon production in the country.

Administrative divisions

Seongju County is divided into 1 eup and 9 myeon.

Twin towns – sister cities

* Gwanak-gu,

(2005)

References

External links

Official Local Government Website
Counties of North Gyeongsang Province {{NorthGyeongsang-geo-stub