North Chungcheong Province

North Chungcheong Province 충청북도
Province
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	충청북도
• Hanja	忠清北道
• McCune‑Reischauer	Ch’ungch’ŏngbuk-to
• Revised Romanization	Chungcheongbuk-do
Flag of North Chungcheong Province Flag Official logo of North Chungcheong Province Logo
Coordinates:
Country	South Korea
Region	Hoseo
Capital	Cheongju
Subdivisions	3 cities; 8 counties
Government
• Governor	Lee Si-jong
Area
• Total	7,433 km2 (2,870 sq mi)
Area rank	8th
Population (October, 2014)
• Total	1,578,934
• Rank	7th
• Density	213/km2 (550/sq mi)
Metropolitan Symbols
• Flower	White Magnolia
• Tree	Zelkova
• Bird	Magpie
Dialect	Chungcheong
Website	eng.cb21.net (English)
adderess 360-765 89 seongan dong (sangdangdo 82) sangdang gu cheongju si chung cheongbuk do korea

North Chungcheong Province, or Chungcheongbuk-do, is a province in the centre of South Korea. It was formed in 1896 from the northeastern half of the former Chungcheong province. The provincial capital is Cheongju.

Geography

The province is part of the Hoseo region, and is bounded on the west by Chungcheongnam-do province, on the north by Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do provinces, on the south by Jeollabuk-do province, and on the east by Gyeongsangbuk-do. Chungcheongbuk-do is the only land-locked province in South Korea. The province is mostly mountainous, dominated by the Noryeong Mountains to the north and the Sobaek Mountains to the east.

Resources

Agricultural products includes rice, barley, beans, and potatoes, but the province specializes in ginseng and tobacco. The tobacco was introduced from the US in 1912, transplanted from Virginia.

There are mineral reserves of gold, iron, coal, steatite, fluorite, and molybdenum, as well as marble and limestone in the northern part of the province. Silk weaving plays an important role.

Attractions

The main attractions in the province are Mount Songni (1,058 metres (3,471 ft)) in the Sobaek mountains and its national park. Beopjusa, the site of one of the oldest temples of Korea is located in this national park, as in Guinsa, the headquarters of the Cheontae sect. There is another national park around Mount Worak.

Administrative divisions

Main article: Cities and Counties of Chungcheongbuk-do

Chungcheongbuk-do is divided into 3 cities (si) and 8 counties (gun). Each entity is listed below in English, hangul, and hanja.

Map	#	Name	Hangul	Hanja	Population (2012)	Subdivisions
	— Specific City —
	1	Cheongju	청주시	淸州市	845,325	4 ilban-gu — 3 eup, 10 myeon, 30 haengjeong-dong
	— City —
	2	Chungju	충주시	忠州市	208,404	1 eup, 12 myeon, 12 haengjeong-dong
	3	Jecheon	제천시	堤川市	137,612	1 eup, 7 myeon, 9 haengjeong-dong
	— County —
	5	Eumseong County	음성군	陰城郡	92,581	2 eup, 7 myeon
	6	Jincheon County	진천군	鎭川郡	63,344	1 eup, 6 myeon
	7	Okcheon County	옥천군	沃川郡	53,337	1 eup, 8 myeon
	8	Yeongdong County	영동군	永同郡	50,732	1 eup, 10 myeon
	9	Goesan County	괴산군	槐山郡	37,705	1 eup, 10 myeon
	10	Jeungpyeong County	증평군	曾坪郡	34,194	1 eup, 1 myeon
	11	Boeun County	보은군	報恩郡	34,500	1 eup, 10 myeon
	12	Danyang County	단양군	丹陽郡	31,334	2 eup, 6 myeon

Religion

Religion in North Chungcheong (2005)

  Not religious (51.2%)

  Buddhism (23.8%)

  Protestantism (15.1%)

  Catholicism (9.9%)

According to the census of 2005, of the people of North Chuchcheong 23.8% follow Buddhism and 25% follow Christianity (15.1% Protestantism and 9.9% Catholicism). 51.2% of the population is mostly not religious or follow Muism and other indigenous religions.

Education

Chungbuk is the site of several tertiary institutions, including:

• Chungbuk National University
• Korea National University of Transportation (formerly Chungju National University)
• Korea Air Force Academy
• Korea National University of Education
• Cheongju National University of Education
• Cheongju University
• Seowon University
• Semyung University
• Far East University
• Youngdong University
• Chung Cheong College
• Jusung College
• Daewon Science College
• Konkuk University

See also

• List of Korea-related topics

External links

• Chungcheongbuk-do provincial government English-language home page