Seongju County () 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.
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 oriental melons. 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. NameHangeulHanjaSeongju-eup성주읍星州邑Seonnam-myeon선남면船南面Yongam-myeon용암면龍岩面Suryun-myeon수륜면修倫面Gacheon-myeon가천면伽泉面Geumsu-myeon금수면金水面Daega-myeon대가면大家面Byeokjin-myeon벽진면碧珍面Chojeon-myeon초전면草田面Wolhang-myeon월항면月恒面
Twin towns – sister cities Gwanak-gu, South Korea (2005)
References
External links Official Local Government Website