Jecheon
| Jecheon | ||||
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| Korean alphabet : | 제천시 | |||
| Chinese characters : | 堤 川 市 | |||
| Revised Romanization : | Jecheon-si | |||
| McCune-Reischauer : | Chech'on-si | |||
| Basic data | ||||
| Province : | Chungcheongbuk-do | |||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 8 ' N , 128 ° 13' E | |||
| Surface: | 882.47 km² | |||
| Residents: | 137,798 (as of November 2012) | |||
| Population density : | 156 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Structure: | 1 eup , 7 myeon , 9 dong | |||
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Jecheon ( Kor. 제천 ) is a city in the South Korean province of Chungcheongbuk-do .
Jecheon is located in the north of Chungcheongbuk-do Province and borders on Mungyeong in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province , as well as Wonju and Yeongwol -gun County in Gangwon-do Province . Woraksan National Park is in the urban area . In addition to the surrounding mountains, the city is also known for its lakes, such as the Cheongpunghoban with its cherry blossom festival.
The city has 137,798 inhabitants (as of November 2012) and an area of 882.47 km². Mayor is Choi Myeong-hyeon ( 최명현 ).
seven-story pagoda in Jecheon
Jecheon train station
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Town twinning
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Spokane , USA (1999) -
Zhangshu , People's Republic of China (2006) -
Pasay City , Philippines (2008) -
Ninh Bình , Vietnam (2009) -
Hualien , Republic of China (2011)
sons and daughters of the town
- Lee Duck-hee (* 1998), tennis player
Web links
Commons : Jecheon - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Woraksan National Park (월악산 국립 공원) . Visit Korea , accessed April 2, 2014.
- ↑ Cheongpunghoban Cherry Blossom Festival (청풍호 벚꽃 축제) . Visit Korea , accessed April 2, 2014.
- ↑ 일반 현황 ( Memento of the original from August 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Official city website, accessed April 2, 2014 (Korean).
- ↑ Mayor greeting ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Official city website, accessed April 2, 2014.
- ^ Treasure 459 . Heritage Information , accessed April 2, 2014 (Korean)
- ↑ 국외 자매 도시 ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Official city website, accessed April 2, 2014 (Korean).
