Boseong Tea Agriculture

(Unit: Hectares, Households, Land)

Tea Cultivation<
Classification	2017	2018	2019	2020
Extent	993	916	791	755
Number of Farm-Households	906	744	578	570
Land	2,005	1,813	1,577	1,537

(Unit: Hectares, Households, Land)

Cultivation Status
Classification	Total	Boseong	Beolgyo	Nodong	Miryeok	Gyeombaek	Yuleoh	Boknae	Mundeok	Joseong	Deuknyang	Hoecheon	Ungchi
Size	755	250	14	37	25	10	9	35	12	12	32	312	7
Household	570	235	4	35	18	15	14	17	13	2	16	194	7
Land	1,537	505	48	82	97	33	27	74	22	11	24	598	16

Extent of the Boseong Tea Agriculture System
Classification	Range	Extent
Total		304ha
Core zone	Youngcheonri Hoecheonmyeon, Boseong County (Youngcheon Village, Yangdong Village)	62ha
Buffer zone	Hoecheonmyeon, Boseong County (excluding Youngcheonri)	75ha
Buffer zone	Bongsanri Boseongeup, Boseong County	49ha
Management zone	Boseong County	118ha

Youngcheonri (comprising Youngcheon Village and Yangdong Village) is located in the Hoecheonmyeon District of Boseong, stretching from Botjae to Deungnyangman Bay.
Over time, with the optimum soil and climate conditions, both slopes and flat land have been cultivated as tea fields.

The remainder of the Hoecheonmyeon area and some tea fields in Bongsanri of Boseong represent the historical character of Boseong tea fields.

Overall, the slope tea fields and flat-land tea fields in the Boseong region that are currently under active cultivation comprise some 755 hectares.

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