Top 20 Regions That Produced the Most Independence Activists
Ranking of regions by activists' recorded family origin (bonjeok) in public merit records. Click a representative to read the official citation.
| # | Region | Activists | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gyeongsangbukdo Andong | 397 | Kwon Oseol |
| 2 | Chungcheongnamdo Cheongyang | 351 | Yoon Byeonggu |
| 3 | Chungcheongnamdo Hongseong | 284 | Kim Jongjin |
| 4 | Pyeonganbukdo Uiju | 271 | Moon Ilpyeong |
| 5 | Chungcheongnamdo Seosan | 251 | Ga Jaeyeon |
| 6 | Gyeongsangbukdo Yeongdeok | 233 | Kang Daeyeol |
| 7 | Gyeonggido Anseong | 226 | Kim Yeongseo |
| 8 | Pyeongannamdo Pyeongyang | 203 | Kwon Giok |
| 9 | Gyeonggido Yangju | 187 | Kim Sangok |
| 10 | Chungcheongnamdo Asan | 187 | Lee Gyugap |
| 11 | Gyeongsangbukdo Uiseong | 185 | Kim Harak |
| 12 | Jejudo Jeju | 168 | Kang Gwansun |
| 13 | Gyeonggido Suwon | 163 | Kim Sehwan |
| 14 | Pyeonganbukdo Seoncheon | 158 | Yang Jeonbaek |
| 15 | Jeonrabukdo Imsil | 155 | Park Junseung |
| 16 | Gyeongsangnamdo Changwon | 148 | Bae Jungse |
| 17 | Chungcheongnamdo Yesan | 144 | Park Inho |
| 18 | Chungcheongnamdo Gongju | 142 | Kang Beomjin |
| 19 | Pyeonganbukdo Jeongju | 141 | Kim Dotae |
| 20 | Gyeongsangbukdo Chilgok | 140 | Lee Sangbaek |
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