Jeongeup
Jeongeup | |||
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Korean alphabet : | 정읍시 | ||
Chinese characters : | 井 邑 市 | ||
Revised Romanization : | Jeongeup-si | ||
McCune-Reischauer : | Chŏngŭp-si | ||
Basic data | |||
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 |
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Gangseo , Seoul | South Korea | 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 .