Chungcheongbuk-do

Coordinates: 36 ° 36 '  N , 127 ° 30'  E

Chungcheongbuk-do
Hangul :	충청북도
Hanja :	忠清北道
Revised Romanization :	Chungcheongbuk-do
McCune-Reischauer :	Ch'ungch'ŏng-pukto
Basic data
Surface:	7,436 km²
Residents:	1,589,347 (as of 2015)
Population density :	214 inhabitants per km²
Structure :	3 cities ( Si ) 8 counties ( Gun )
Administrative headquarters :	Cheongju

Chungcheongbuk-do (North Chungcheong) is a province in central South Korea . It was created in 1896 by dividing Chungcheong Province from its eastern parts. The capital of the province is Cheongju .

geography

Chungcheongbuk-do is bordered clockwise by Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do provinces in the north, Gyeongsangbuk-do in the east, Jeollabuk-do in the south, and Chungcheongnam-do in the west. Chungcheongbuk-do is the only province in South Korea without access to the sea. The area is mainly mountainous and is bordered by the Noryong Mountains in the north and the Sobaek massif in the east.

resources

The province's agricultural products are mostly rice , beans and sweet potatoes , but local businesses specialize in ginseng and tobacco . The tobacco was introduced from Virginia (USA) in 1912 .

Chungcheongbuk-do also has minerals in the northern part, especially gold , iron , coal , soapstone , fluorite , molybdenum and limestone . Silk weaving is still an important industry.

Attractions

Beopjusa temple grounds

The main tourist attraction of the province is the Songni mountain (1,058 m) in the Sobaek massif. The area around the mountain is a national park. Beopjusa (Pŏpchusa) is the oldest temple in Korea and is located in another national park near Mount Worak .

Administrative division

Chungcheongbuk-do consists of 3 urban and 9 rural districts.

Cities

• Cheongju -si ( 청주시 , 淸 州市 )
• Chungju -si ( 충주시 , 忠 州市 )
• Jecheon -si ( 제천시 , 堤 川 市 )

Counties

• Boeun -gun ( 보은군 , 報恩 郡 )
• Danyang -gun ( 단양군 , 丹陽 郡 )
• Eumseong -gun ( 음성군 , 陰 城 郡 )
• Goesan -gun ( 괴산군 , 槐 山 郡 )
• Jincheon -gun ( 진천군 , 鎭 川 郡 )
• Okcheon -gun ( 옥천군 , 沃川 郡 )
• Jeungpyeong -gun ( 증평군 , 曾 坪 郡 )
• Yeongdong -gun ( 영동군 , 永 同郡 )

Web links

Commons : Chungcheongbuk-do  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Province website (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese)