Located in northwestern South Gyeongsang Province, the county is surrounded by Changnyeong as well as Euiryeong to the Southeast, Geochang as well as Sancheong-gun to the West.

High and precipitous hills are densely situated and the eastern part is flatter by the flowing streams of the Nakdong River.

[2] Famous people born in the county include former South Korean president Chun Doo-hwan.

In the park, people can play a survival game under an imaginative war state.

[citation needed] Hapcheon lake is also a tourist spot bordering Sancheong county.