Mupung

Mup'ung lay in the mountainous country of northeastern Chŏlla, where valleys cut through the ridges of southern Korea. The district had a long history as a separate locality under earlier kingdoms. In 1414, during King T'aejong's reorganisation of local government, it was united with neighbouring Chugye to form Muju county. The new name combined the two older districts that made up its territory.