It was named as Muju through the combination of the first letters of the two areas, Mupung and Jugye, after they were incorporated into one administrative district.

Historically and geographically, the area has served as a transitional ground between the east and west part of the southern peninsula and is a site for cultural exchange.

[citation needed] Rafting is available in the Geum River, and there are sandy beaches and Naedori (in Muju-eup), an inland islet blessed with fantastic rocks and stones.

[citation needed] In addition, Yangsu Power Generator at the summit, a mountaintop lake and such historic sites as Jeoksang Sanseong and Anguksa Temple make the area more valuable.

Representative companies in Muju include Pulmuone Danone, Muju Deokyusan Resort, Beomsan, Daywell, Daesung Technology, Hannam Engineering, Hyunsung Engineering, Dury Road, Daehan Mirror, and Sangil Tech.

[3] Highway #35, which connects Daejeon Metropolitan City and Tongyeong, Gyeongnam, goes through Muju-gun, as well as National Road #19, #30 and #37.

However, the government plans to construct a railroad connecting Saemangeum (west coast of North Jeolla Province) and Gimcheon through Muju-gun.

It takes about fifty minutes (50 km) via Highway #35 and National Road #19 to reach Yeongdong station in Chungbuk, where both general and freight train service are available.

It also includes the Korea's largest insect specimens and a 3-D movie theater equipped with Dome Screen in addition to an ecological restoration site, insect trees and a natural history site helping families appreciate and experience the preciousness of the nature.

Crystal water flows from the Hyangjeok Summit to create the 33 most beautiful sceneries[clarification needed] in Gucheon-dong in addition to Muju Resort in Buksa-myeon and Chilyeon Valley in the southwest attracting a lot of visitors.

[citation needed] The valleys of the mountain are filled with red royal azaleas in the spring, and green forests draw visitors in the summer.

It stands 1,034m above the sea level and has a summit lake for the Yangsu Power Generator and historic sites including Jeoksangsanseong (Jeollabuk-do Regional Monument No.