Jangheung, South Jeolla Province, Honam, South Korea

:KR: Jangheung County (Jangheung-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

In 2007 Jangheung was designated as a slow city. It was the first slow city designation in Asia.

Eulalia Jangheung's Cheonkwan Mt. is known for its scenery and eulalias. These plants reach full height around mid-September and until October.

Special products The county is known for its production of Shiitake mushrooms.

Eeco-friendly cultivation methods are used county-wide to raise crops used in Korean medicine. Jangheung county received an official award in 2006 for growing high-quality crops.

 

Jangheung has a population of over 53,392 people. Jangheung also forms one of the centres of the wider South Jeolla Province which has a population of over 1,902,324 people.

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