Hongseong County (Korean: 홍성군; RR: Hongseong-gun) is a county in South Korea, and the capital of South Chungcheong Province.

The current governor is Lee Yong-log.

[2] Historical figures born in Hongseong: In Hongseong, a large statue of Buddha is engraved on a protruding rock carved into the shape of a shrine.

Overall, the headpiece is solid and integrity is shown on the face, but the statue is unbalanced from its loss of volume towards the bottom.

[10] Site attributed to Ch'oe Yŏng:[5] Sites attributed to Seong Sammun:[6] Sites attributed to Han Yong-un:[8] Sites attributed to Kim Jwajin:[9]