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North Chungcheong Province

Province of South Korea

Field	Value
name	North Chungcheong Province
official_name	{{Plainlist
native_name	충청북
native_name_lang	ko
translit_lang1	Korean
translit_lang1_type	Hangul
translit_lang1_info	충청북도
image_flag	Flag of North Chungcheong Province.svg
image_blank_emblem	Emblem of North Chungcheong Province.svg
blank_emblem_type	Logo
image_map	Chungcheongbuk-do in South Korea 2023.svg
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	South Korea
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Hoseo
seat_type	Capital
seat	Cheongju
parts_type	Subdivisions
parts_style
parts	3 cities; 8 counties
leader_title	Governor
leader_name	Kim Young-hwan (People Power)
area_total_km2	7,433
area_rank	8th
population_total	1,578,934
population_as_of	October, 2014
population_footnotes
population_density_km2	213
population_rank	7th
demographics_type1	Metropolitan Symbols
demographics1_footnotes	tags --
demographics1_title1	Flower
iso_code	KR-43
blank_name_sec1	Dialect
blank_info_sec1	Chungcheong
website
translit_lang1_type1	Hanja
translit_lang1_info1	{{Linktext	忠	淸	北	道}}
translit_lang1_type2	McCune–Reischauer
translit_lang1_info2	Ch’ungch’ŏngbukto
translit_lang1_type3	Revised Romanization
translit_lang1_info3	Chungcheongbuk-do
demographics1_info1	White Magnolia
demographics1_title2	Tree
demographics1_info2	Zelkova
demographics1_title3	Bird
demographics1_info3	Magpie
demographics_type2	GDP (Nominal, 2023)
demographics2_footnotes
demographics2_title1	Total
demographics2_info1	KRW 88 trillion
(US$70 billion)
demographics2_title2	Per capita
demographics2_info2	US$48,616

(US$70 billion)

North Chungcheong Province (), also known as Chungbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Chungcheong has a population of 1,578,934 (2014) and has a geographic area of 7,433 km2 located in the Hoseo region on the south-centre of the Korean Peninsula. North Chungcheong borders the provinces of Gyeonggi and Gangwon to the north, North Gyeongsang to the east, North Jeolla to the south and South Chungcheong, Sejong Special Autonomous City and Daejeon Metropolitan City to the west.

Cheongju is the capital and largest city of North Chungcheong, with other major cities including Chungju and Jecheon.

North Chungcheong was established in 1896 from the province of Chungcheong, one of the Eight Provinces of Korea, consisting of the northeastern half of the territory, and is South Korea's only landlocked province. North Chungcheong was known as Chūsei-hoku Prefecture during the Japanese Colonial Period from 1910 and became part of South Korea following the division of Korea in 1945.

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.

Demographics

|1930|890877 |1940|935111 |1949|1145964 |1960|1369780 |1970|1453899 |1980|1424083 |1990|1389686 |2000|1466567 |2010|1512157 |2020|1632088

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 m) 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 is Guinsa, the headquarters of the Cheontae sect. There is another national park around Mount Worak.

Administrative divisions

Main article: List of cities and counties of North Chungcheong Province

Chungcheongbuk-do is divided into three cities (si) and eight counties (gun). Each entity is listed below in English, Hangul, and Hanja.

Map	#	Name	Hangul	Hanja	Population (2012)	Subdivisions
[[File:North Chungcheong Municipal.svg	250px]]
— Specific City —
1	Cheongju	ko	청주시}}	ko	淸州市}}	845,325	4 ilban-gu—3 eup, 10 myeon, 30 haengjeong-dong
— City —
2	Chungju	ko	충주시}}	ko	忠州市}}	208,404	1 eup, 12 myeon, 12 haengjeong-dong
3	Jecheon	ko	제천시}}	ko	堤川市}}	137,612	1 eup, 7 myeon, 9 haengjeong-dong
— County —
5	Eumseong County	ko	음성군}}	ko	陰城郡}}	92,581	2 eup, 7 myeon
6	Jincheon County	ko	진천군}}	ko	鎭川郡}}	63,344	1 eup, 6 myeon
7	Okcheon County	ko	옥천군}}	ko	沃川郡}}	53,337	1 eup, 8 myeon
8	Yeongdong County	ko	영동군}}	ko	永同郡}}	50,732	1 eup, 10 myeon
9	Goesan County	ko	괴산군}}	ko	槐山郡}}	37,705	1 eup, 10 myeon
10	Jeungpyeong County	ko	증평군}}	ko	曾坪郡}}	34,194	1 eup, 1 myeon
11	Boeun County	ko	보은군}}	ko	報恩郡}}	34,500	1 eup, 10 myeon
12	Danyang County	ko	단양군}}	ko	丹陽郡}}	31,334	2 eup, 6 myeon

Religion

According to the 2015 census, 16.3% of the population follows Buddhism and 23.1% follow Christianity (15.8% Protestantism and 7.3% Catholicism). 59.9% of the population is not religious and 0.7% of the population follows other religions.

Education

Chungcheongbuk-do is the site of several tertiary institutions, including:

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

References

"연령별 인구현황".
"2023년 지역소득(잠정)".
"Regional GDP, Gross regional income and Individual income".
"Population Census". [[Statistics Korea]].
(September 2012). "Population". Chungcheongbuk-do.
"2015 Census—Religion Results".

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