South Chungcheong Province

Coordinates: 36°30′N 126°45′E / 36.500°N 126.750°E / 36.500; 126.750
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South Chungcheong Province
충청남도
Chungcheongnam-do Korean pronunciation: [tɕʰuŋ.tɕʰʌŋ.nam.do]
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul충청남도
 • Hanja
 • McCune‑ReischauerCh'ungch'ŏngnamdo
 • Revised RomanizationChungcheongnam-do
US$ 102 billion (2022)
ISO 3166 codeKR-44
DialectChungcheong
WebsiteOfficial website (English)

South Chungcheong Province (

North Jeolla
to the south.

Metropolitan City
in 1989, and the historic capital until the provincial government was relocated to Hongseong in 2012.

South Chungcheong was established in 1896 from the province of

Chūsei-nan Prefecture during the Japanese Colonial Period from 1910 and became part of South Korea following the division of Korea
in 1945.

Overview

Chungcheongnam-do is South Korea's richest province, with a 2012

GDP growth of 9.7% in 2001-2007[2] that accelerated to 12.4% in 2010.[3]
Such rapid growth transformed it from a mostly agricultural to a highly industrialized economy in the 21st century.

Along with

KTX
bullet train.

The area code of the province is 041.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1980 2,054,903—    
1990 1,923,424−0.66%
2000 1,765,290−0.85%
2010 1,946,555+0.98%
2015 2,107,802+1.60%
2020 2,176,636+0.64%
Source: Citypopulation[4]

Geography

The province is part of the

Chungcheongbuk-do province. Its area is 8,204 km2 (3,168 sq mi) as of 2012.[5]

Resources

One third of the province's area is under cultivation. Aside from agriculture, marine products are of importance. There are 220 square kilometres (85 sq mi) of exposed beach which is used to produce salt by solar evaporation. There is coal mining, but gold and silver mines are also found in Chungcheongnam-do, as is Monazite (a rare thorium bearing mineral) and zircon.

In 2018, South Chungcheong province was home to half of South Korea's coal-fired power generation capacity. That year, it became the first Asian member of the

global warming and reduce air pollution.[6]

Attractions

At 845 metres,

Mount Gyeryong is the most notable elevation. It is located in a national park which is noted for its unique rock features. Apart from the stone formations there are a number of old temples. These include Gwanchok-sa, a temple which is home to the largest stone Buddha in Korea.[7] In 1978 the Taean Marine National Park was opened. It includes some of the country's best bathing beaches, and Cheollipo Arboretum [1]
which was created in 1966 by C. Ferris Miller and contains approximately 14,000 different plant species, including some rare and endangered species.

Sejong City

In early 2007, the Republic of Korea government decided to create a special administrative district out of part of the present Chungcheongnam-do Province, near what is now

South Korean Constitution
by Constitution Court. Now Sejong City may only serve as a National Administrative Capital and Secondary capital alongside Seoul, representing about 36 government ministers and agencies, including the Prime Minister's office, as of 2015.

Administrative divisions

Chungcheongnam-do is divided into 8 cities (si) and 7 counties (gun). The city and county names below are given in English, Hangul, and Hanja.

Dangjin
Map # Name Hangul Hanja Population (2013)[8] Subdivisions
Specific City
1 Cheonan 천안시 天安市 584,240 2 ilban-gu — 4 eup, 8 myeon, 18 haengjeong-dong
City
2 Asan 아산시 牙山市 283,121 2 eup, 9 myeon, 6 haengjeong-dong
3 Seosan 서산시 瑞山市 163,800 1 eup, 9 myeon, 5 haengjeong-dong
4 Dangjin 당진시 唐津市 156,026 2 eup, 9 myeon, 3 haengjeong-dong
5 Gongju 공주시 公州市 116,838 1 eup, 9 myeon, 6 haengjeong-dong
6 Nonsan 논산시 論山市 126,086 2 eup, 11 myeon, 2 haengjeong-dong
7 Boryeong 보령시 保寧市 105,355 1 eup, 10 myeon, 5 haengjeong-dong
8 Gyeryong 계룡시 雞龍市 40,997 3 myeon, 1 haengjeong-dong
County
9
Hongseong County
홍성군 洪城郡 89,174 2 eup, 9 myeon
10
Yesan County
예산군 禮山郡 85,626 2 eup, 10 myeon
11 Buyeo County 부여군 扶餘郡 72,959 1 eup, 15 myeon
12
Seocheon County
서천군 舒川郡 58,740 2 eup, 11 myeon
13
Taean County
태안군 泰安郡 62,519 2 eup, 6 myeon
14
Geumsan County
금산군 錦山郡 55,433 1 eup, 9 myeon
15
Cheongyang County
청양군 靑陽郡 32,105 1 eup, 9 myeon

Religion

Religion in Chungcheongnam-do (2015)[9]

  Not religious (58.6%)
  Protestantism (20.7%)
  Buddhism (13.8%)
  Catholicism (6.1%)
  Other (0.8%)

According to the 2015 census, 13.8% of the population follows Buddhism and 26.8% follow Christianity (20.7% Protestantism and 6.1% Catholicism). 58.6% of the population is not religious and 0.8% of the population follows other religions.[9]

Education

Twin towns – sister cities

Chungcheongnam-do is

twinned
with:

See also

References

  1. ^ "2022년 지역소득(잠정)". www.kostat.go.kr.
  2. ^ "1인당 총생산 1위 '울산'..소비는 '서울' - 머니투데이". 29 July 2009.
  3. ^ "지표누리". www.index.go.kr. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  4. ^ "South Korea: Provinces".
  5. ^ 일반현황 (in Korean). Chungcheongnam-do. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  6. ^ "South Chungcheong Province, home to half of South Korea's coal power generation, joins PPCA | Powering Past Coal Alliance". Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA). Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  7. ^ "Gwanchoksa Temple (관촉사) - Official Korea Tourism Organization". english.visitkorea.or.kr.
  8. ^ "Population-Households". Chungcheongnam-do. March 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  9. ^ a b "2015 Census – Religion Results".
  10. ^ "Sister/Twin Cities of Balıkesir" (PDF).

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