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history and origin
- 757
- Renamed as Jeongsyeon-hyun in the 16th year of King Gyeongdeok, Silla and became a district directly controlledby the lord of Myeongju Province
- 1018
- Elevated from a district to a county in the 8th year of King Hyeon-jong, Goryeo
- 1291
- Renamed as Dowon in the 17th year of King Chungyeol, Goyreo
- 1310
- Renamed as Dowon in the 2nd year of King Chungseon, Goryeo
- 1353
- Recovered as Jeongseon in the 2nd year of King Gongmin, Goryeo
- May 26, 1895
- Changed its administrative affiliation from Gangneung Province to Chungju Province (Decree No. 101, May 26, 1895)
- Aug. 4, 1896
- Returned to Gangwon Province with a 13 Provincial System (Decree No. 30, August 4, 1896)
- Oct. 1st, 1906
- Imgye-myeon and Doam-myeon were transferred from Gangneung-gun and Sindong-myeon was transferred from Pyeongchang-gun (8 myeons)
- Apr. 1st, 1931
- Doam-myeon was incorporated into Pyeongchang-gun (Ministerial ordinance No. 11 February 28, 1931) (6 myeons)
- Dec. 25, 1935
- Parts of Doam-dong and Baekil-dong in Jeongseon-myeon were transferred to Ganpyeong-ri, Jinbu-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun while parts of Cheonpo-ri and Seokhang-ri in Sindong-myeon were transferred to Yeonsang-ri, Sangdong-myeon, Yeongwol-gun (6 myeons)