As elsewhere along the southwest coast of the Korean peninsula, there are numerous small islands, many of which are connected by ferry to Daecheon Port.

[3][4] Previously, the two entities had been united under the name Boryeong County (Boryeong-gun) since the Joseon Dynasty and had been separated in 1986.

Originally, there were three towns, Boryeong, Ocheon, and Nampo, but on 1 April 1914, it was merged into Boryeong-gun as part of the Japanese administrative reorganisation.

In that year, the county government office was moved from Shinseong-ri (now Boryeong-ri) in Jupo-myeon to Daecheon-myeon.

[8] As it is relatively close to the capital, Daecheon Beach attracts huge crowds during the summer season.

Daecheun Port shelters Republic of Korea Navy's 3rd Fleet since 2013, including a patrol class corvette (1,270 t, 88.3 m length, 10 m width, 25.2 m height).

Fishing in the rocky part of the beach can bring greenlings (ray-finned fishes), arenomya (clams) and black porgy (a species of wrasse); various shellfishes can be found in the sand, and the rocks shelter Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) laevis (a species of crab[16]).

A good place to eat abalone, turban shell or sea urchin, the island has so far avoided tourist developments.

Hundreds of volunteers worked to clean the area and prevent the oil from spreading in the sea with the tides.

Goransa is in an unlikely location at the bottom of a steep hill near the Han River, in the part of the province that is famous for having been the center of the Baekje Dynasty.

Dinosaur footprint fossils are found near Yeongseong Beach, on the small island of Hakseong-ri, in Cheonbuk-myeon,[20] some 25 km north of Boryeong.

[21] Other notable sites are Seongjusaji temple, Ocheon Chungcheong Suyeongseong fortress, Boryeong fortress and gate, Nampo Gwanamun (gate), Oeyeondo evergreen forest, Mugunghwa Arboretum, Boryeong Museum, Cheongso station and Galmaemot catholic shrine.

[8] Besides the now internationally famous Boryeong Mud Festival, the area holds several other festivals: Up to the 1980s, the economy was dominated by the local mines - mainly coal but also tremolite, a highly carcinogenic element exploited for several decades since 1930 (tremolite asbestos),[33] and other elements.

Various edible greens are produced around Misan (some 20 km south-east of Boryeong), including seasoned aster.

Most of the fresh produce and seafood vendors do not have shops; they set up stalls on the sidewalks in front of other businesses.

Boryeong offshore wind farm is planned,[40] with Komipo (Korea Midland Power) as owner and Hanwha E & C as developer.

The Ministry of National Defense has also expressed disapproval, stating that it will affect military radio waves, missile firing drills and radars that guard the sea.

These planned wind farms would reach a production of 8.28 GW, for a total cost of over 50 trillion won.