Buyeo County
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| Buyeo County |  |
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| Hangul: | 부여군 |
| Hanja: | 扶餘郡 |
| Revised Romanization: | Buyeo-gun |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Puyŏ-gun |
| Statistics | |
| Area: | 624.58 km² |
| Population: | 95,213 2000 [1] |
| Pop. density: | 152.4 people/km² |
| Administrative divisions: | 1 eup, 15 myeon |
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For the ancient Korean kingdom in Manchuria, see Buyeo (state).
Buyeo County (Buyeo-gun) is a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Buyeo-eup, the county's capital, was the site of the capital of the Baekje kingdom from AD 538 to 660, when it was called Sabi.
Famous people associated with Buyeo County in more recent times include noted stem-cell researcher Hwang Woo Suk.
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| Administrative divisions of South Chungcheong province, South Korea | |
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| Capital: | Daejeon |
| Cities: | Asan | Boryeong | Cheonan | Gongju | Gyeryong | Nonsan | Seosan |
| Counties: | Buyeo | Cheongyang | Dangjin | Geumsan | Hongseong | Seocheon | Taean | Yeongi | Yesan |
