Siheung County, alternativelyShihŭng County was acounty (gun) inGyeonggi Province,South Korea. This county was abolished in 1989 as its one town(읍) of Sorae and two townships(면) of Gunja and Suam becameSiheung City at the same time. Today's Siheung City area did not belong to Siheung County before 1914. The area rather was part of oldIncheon orAnsan.
Today's eastern part ofGuro-gu, most part ofYeongdeungpo-gu(excepting Yeouido and Yanghwa-dong), most part ofGwanak-gu,Geumcheon-gu, part ofDongjak-gu inSeoul,Gwangmyeong City, and some part(Seoksu-dong and Bakdal-dong) ofAnyang City inGyeonggi belonged to the "original" Siheung Country, before the rearrangement of administrative districts by the Japanese colonial government in 1914. The county office was inSiheung-dong,Geumcheon-gu, Seoul.
InGoguryeo era, this area was called "Ingbeollo(잉벌노)"(or Neumnae, 늠내), inUnified Silla Dynasty era Gogyang-hyeon (穀壤縣), and inGoryeo era its name changed to "Geumju(금주, 衿州)." In 1413, it was rebranded as Geumcheon(금천, 衿川) Prefecture and its name changed again "Siheung" in 1785.[1] The prefecture became a county as the rearrangement of administrative districts in 1895 was implemented.[2]
Most part ofAnyang,Gunpo,Gwacheon in Gyeonggi, and part ofDongjak-gu, most ofSeocho-gu, Namhyeon-dong ofGwanak-gu in Seoul consisted ofGwacheon County; southern part of today's southern part ofSiheung City and most ofAnsan City belonged toAnsan County. Northern part ofSiheung City belonged toIncheon Metropolitan Prefecture (i.e. Incheon Dohobu, 인천도호부).[3] In 1914, the two counties of Gwacheon and Ansan were annexed into Siheung County as part of rearrangement policy of administrative districts.
In 1914,Ansan County andGwacheon County were annexed to Siheung County as a result of the reorganisation scheme of districts by the Japanese colonial government in Korea.Throughout modern Korean history, many parts of Siheung County were separated or annexed into several administrative districts. In 1936, the township of Yeongdeungpo and some part of North township (now most part ofDongjak-gu) were annexed toGyeongseongbu, or colonialSeoul.[4] In 1949, the villages(리) of Guro and Sindorim were annexed to Seoul.[5] In 1963, Seoul absorbed several Siheung County townships of East (nowGeumcheon-gu,Gwanak-gu, andDongjak-gu) and Sindong (nowSeocho-gu),[6] while Hwaseong County's township ofUiwang was absorbed by Siheung[7] and the county office in Yeongdeungpo moved to Anyang township. In 1973, the township ofAnyang separated asAnyang City andSorae township ofBucheon County, now northern part of Siheung City, was ceded to Siheung County.[8] In 1981, the township of Soha and the county branch of Gwangmyeong, instead of being annexed to Seoul, becameGwangmyeong City.[9][10] In 1986, the county branch ofGwacheon(formerly Gwacheon township) becameGwacheon City, while some part of Gunja and Suam townships were annexed into a new-born city,Ansan.[11] In 1989, Siheung County was abolished and its townships becameSiheung,Gunpo, andUiwang City respectively.[12]
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