Jeongeup
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| Korean alphabet : | 정읍시 | |||
| Chinese characters : | 井 邑 市 | |||
| Revised Romanization : | Jeongeup-si | |||
| McCune-Reischauer : | Chŏngŭp-si | |||
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| Province : | Jeollabuk-do | |||
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 34 ' N , 126 ° 51' E | |||
| Surface: | 693 km² | |||
| Residents: | 110,194 (as of 2015) | |||
| Population density : | 159 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Structure: | 1 eup , 14 myeon , 12 dong | |||
| Postal code : | 56143 - 56214 | |||
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Jeongeup -si ( 정읍시 ) is a city with a good 100,000 inhabitants in the Jeollabuk-do province in South Korea .
economy
The nearby Naejangsan National Park and the Donghak Peasants Revolution Memorial Hall, which opened in 2004 to commemorate the start of the Sino-Japanese War , are of great tourist interest . Jeonbuk Science College is located in the city on the NR22 national road .
Personalities
- Choi Yo-sam (1972-2008), boxer
- Jang Ja-yeon (1980–2009), actress
- Yoo Yeon-seong (* 1986), badminton player
Twin cities
Jeongeup lists the following six twin cities :
| city | country | since |
|---|---|---|
| Gangseo , Seoul |
 South Korea
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2016 |
| Jongno |
Seoul, South Korea
|
1999 |
| Namyangju |
Gyeonggi, South Korea
|
2015 |
Narita 
|
 Chiba, Japan
|
2002 |
| Thingon |
Gyeongsangnam, South Korea
|
1999 |
| Sokcho |
Gangwon, South Korea
|
1996 |
| Suseong, Daegu |
Gyeongsangbuk, South Korea
|
1999 |
| Xuzhou |
 Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
|
2000 |
Web links
Commons : Jeongeup - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ City Government> Sister Cities. Accessed December 30, 2019 .
- ^ Sister Cities. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 4, 2017 ; Retrieved January 5, 2017 .