North Chungcheong Province

Coordinates: 36°45′N 127°45′E / 36.750°N 127.750°E / 36.750; 127.750
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North Chungcheong Province
충청북도
Province
Chungcheongbuk-do Korean pronunciation: [tɕʰuŋ.tɕʰʌŋ.buk̚.t͈o]
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul충청북도
 • Hanja忠淸北道
 • McCune‑ReischauerCh’ungch’ŏngbukto
 • Revised RomanizationChungcheongbuk-do
Chungcheong
WebsiteOfficial website (English)

North Chungcheong Province (

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

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

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1980 1,424,083—    
1990 1,389,686−0.24%
2000 1,466,567+0.54%
2010 1,512,157+0.31%
2015 1,589,347+1.00%
2020 1,632,088+0.53%
Source: Citypopulation[3]

Resources

Agricultural products includes

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

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 Worak
.

Administrative divisions

Main article:
Cities and Counties of Chungcheongbuk-do

Chungcheongbuk-do is divided into 3 cities (si) and 8 counties (gun). Each entity is listed below in English, Hangul, and Hanja.

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

Religion

Religion in Chungcheongbuk-do (2015)[5]

  Not religious (59.9%)
  Buddhism (16.3%)
  Protestantism (15.8%)
  Catholicism (7.3%)
  Other (0.7%)

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.[5]

Education

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

References

  1. ^ "연령별 인구현황". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  2. ^ "2022년 지역소득(잠정)". www.kostat.go.kr.
  3. ^ "South Korea: Provinces".
  4. ^ "Population". Chungcheongbuk-do. September 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
  5. ^ a b "2015 Census – Religion Results".

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