Geumseong-myeon () is a myeon or township in

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. It has an area of . It is known for Uiseong garlic and the Tap-ri (Tower Village) dinosaur fossils. The township was established in 1934 and takes its name from the mountain , which overlooks the township. In 1973, the village of Gwanghyeon-ri (then Gwanghyeon-dong) was transferred to Gunwi-eup in Gunwi County by presidential decree, giving the township its present configuration. The township's area is divided into 15 legal ''ri'', which are in turn divided into 39 administrative ''ri''. As of 2022, Maejeon-myeon had a registered population of 4,236 residents in 2,491 households. Of these residents, 4,201 (99.2%) were Korean. As of 2019, the average age of residents in Geumseong-myeon was 58.8. National Route 28 and the Jungang line railroad run through the township from north to south.

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Uiseong County Towns and townships in North Gyeongsang Province {{NorthGyeongsang-geo-stub