Buan County, Chollabuk-do (South Korea)

From: http://www.buan.go.kr/english/politic/pol_03.jsp

Buan is located in the southeastern part of the Byeonsan peninsula with its western end bulged to the Yellow Sea. Its longitude and latitude lies in N35˚8´/ E126˚8 and 126˚55.

Its east borders with Jungeup-gun, the west borders with Gimje-city based on the mouth of Dongjingang river, and the south end is close to Gochang-gun based on Gomso-man.

The west side of Buan is the Yellow Sea, and has many islands such as Wido, Sikdo, JungKum, Georyundo, Sangwangdengdo and Hawangdeungdo.

Flag

from http://www.buan.go.kr/english/politic/pol_04.jsp

Background (white) symbolizes the purity and warmth of the Buan people

Arc (red) symbolizes the town of beautiful sunsets with the tradition symbolize the center for tourism with harmony, dream and future.

blue symbolizes the crystal clear sea water of Buan

Green symbolizes the eco-friendly environment, rich mountains and plains

navy blue symbolizes the dynamic expresion towards the future full of hopesresearched by Phil Nelson, 29 March 2005

researched by Phil Nelson, 29 March 2005