Hwasun

Hwasun lies among the hills and valleys of southwestern Korea, south of the mountains around Kwangju. In the early Joseon period its administration was repeatedly rearranged with neighbouring counties. Tongbok was joined to Hwasun in 1405 and separated again in 1416. That year Hwasun was merged with Nŭngsŏng as Sunsŏng, but the two were divided once more in 1418.