Province of South Korea
Province in Hoseo, South Korea
North Chungcheong Province (Korean : 충청북도 RR : Chungcheongbuk-do Chungbuk , is aprovince ofSouth Korea . North Chungcheong has a population of 1,578,934 (2014) and has a geographic area of 7,433 km2 (2,870 mi2 ) located in theHoseo region on the south-centre of theKorean Peninsula . North Chungcheong borders the provinces ofGyeonggi andGangwon to the north,North Gyeongsang to the east,North Jeolla to the south andSouth Chungcheong ,Sejong Special Autonomous City andDaejeon Metropolitan City to the west.
Cheongju is the capital and largest city of North Chungcheong, with other major cities includingChungju andJecheon .
North Chungcheong was established in 1896 from the province ofChungcheong , one of theEight Provinces of Korea , consisting of the northeastern half of the territory, and is South Korea's onlylandlocked province. North Chungcheong was known asChūsei-hoku Prefecture during theJapanese Colonial Period from 1910 and became part of South Korea following thedivision of Korea in 1945.
The province is part of theHoseo region , and is bounded on the west byChungcheongnam-do province, on the north byGyeonggi-do andGangwon-do provinces, on the south byJeollabuk-do province, and on the east byGyeongsangbuk-do . Chungcheongbuk-do is the only land-locked province inSouth Korea . The province is mostly mountainous, dominated by theNoryeong Mountains to the north and theSobaek Mountains to the east.
Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1930 890,877 — 1940 935,111 +5.0% 1949 1,145,964 +22.5% 1960 1,369,780 +19.5% 1970 1,453,899 +6.1% 1980 1,424,083 −2.1% 1990 1,389,686 −2.4% 2000 1,466,567 +5.5% 2010 1,512,157 +3.1% 2020 1,632,088 +7.9% Source:[ 4]
Agricultural products includesrice ,barley ,beans , andpotatoes , but the province specializes inginseng andtobacco . The tobacco was introduced from the US in 1912, transplanted fromVirginia .
There are mineral reserves ofgold ,iron ,coal ,steatite ,fluorite , andmolybdenum , as well asmarble andlimestone in the northern part of the province. Silk weaving plays an important role.
The main attractions in the province areMount Songni (1,058 metres [3,471 ft]) in theSobaek mountains and its national park.Beopjusa , the site of one of the oldest temples of Korea is located in this national park, as isGuinsa , the headquarters of theCheontae sect. There is another national park aroundMount Worak .
Administrative divisions [ edit ] Chungcheongbuk-do is divided into three cities (si ) and eight counties (gun ). Each entity is listed below in English,Hangul , andHanja .
Map # Name Hangul Hanja Population (2012)[ 5] Subdivisions —Specific City — 1 Cheongju 청주시 淸州市 845,325 4ilban-gu —3eup , 10myeon , 30haengjeong-dong —City — 2 Chungju 충주시 忠州市 208,404 1eup , 12myeon , 12haengjeong-dong 3 Jecheon 제천시 堤川市 137,612 1eup , 7myeon , 9haengjeong-dong —County — 5 Eumseong County 음성군 陰城郡 92,581 2eup , 7myeon 6 Jincheon County 진천군 鎭川郡 63,344 1eup , 6myeon 7 Okcheon County 옥천군 沃川郡 53,337 1eup , 8myeon 8 Yeongdong County 영동군 永同郡 50,732 1eup , 10myeon 9 Goesan County 괴산군 槐山郡 37,705 1eup , 10myeon 10 Jeungpyeong County 증평군 曾坪郡 34,194 1eup , 1myeon 11 Boeun County 보은군 報恩郡 34,500 1eup , 10myeon 12 Danyang County 단양군 丹陽郡 31,334 2eup , 6myeon
According to the 2015 census, 16.3% of the population followsBuddhism and 23.1% followChristianity (15.8%Protestantism and 7.3%Catholicism ). 59.9% of the population is not religious and 0.7% of the population follows other religions.[ 6]
Chungcheongbuk-do is the site of several tertiary institutions, including:
Places adjacent to North Chungcheong Province
International National Geographic Academics Other
