Administrative Divisions
Seocheon county has two major centers, Janghang-eub and Seocheon-eub. Seocheon-eub, the larger center, serves as the educational center of the district. It has an economy built on agriculture and education. Janghang has a more industrial economy that includes factories, processing, and ship building. Janghang and Seocheon are connected to Yongsan (Seoul), Iksan, and the rest of the country via Korail's Janghang Line which formerly terminated in Janghang but has since been connected to Iksan via Gunsan.
In total under Seocheon-gun there are two eup and eleven myeon:
- Janghang-eup (장항읍/長項邑)
- Seocheon-eup (서천읍/舒川邑)
- Maseo-myeon (마서면/馬西面)
- Hwayang-myeon (화양면/華陽面)
- Gisan-myeon (기산면/麒山面)
- Hansan-myeon (한산면/韓山面)
- Masan-myeon (마산면/馬山面)
- Sicho-myeon (시초면/時草面)
- Munsan-myeon (문산면/文山面)
- Pan'gyo-myeon (판교면/板橋面)
- Jongcheon-myeon (종천면/鍾川面)
- Biin-myeon (비인면/庇仁面)
- Seo-myeon (서면/西面)
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