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.

McCune-ReischauerSŏngju-gun

Country South Korea

Administrative divisions1 eup, 9 myeon

Quick facts 성주군, Korean transcription(s) ...

Seongju 성주군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	성주군
• Hanja	星州郡
• Revised Romanization	Seongju-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Sŏngju-gun
Flag Emblem of Seongju
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 9 myeon
Area
• Total	616.28 km2 (237.95 sq mi)
Population  (September 2024[1])
• Total	41,591
• Density	82.8/km2 (214/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang

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Lotte Skyhill Seongju Country Club (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.^[2][3]

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.^[4]