Country South Korea Administrative divisions 2 eup, 7 myeon Population 47,099 (2005) | Region Yeongnam Area 696.5 km² Province North Gyeongsang Province | |
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Cheongdo County (Cheongdo-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is connected to the national transportation grid by the Gyeongbu Line railroad and the Daegu-Busan Expressway. The seat of government is located in the center of the county, in Hwayang-eup.
Contents
- Map of Cheongdo gun Gyeongsangbuk do South Korea
- Administrative divisions
- Twin towns Sister cities
- References
Map of Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
In the Samhan period, Cheongdo may have been the site of the small polity of Ieso-guk. It was later absorbed into Silla, and gained its current name of "Cheongdo" in 940. The county's nine subdivisions were established in 1919. The county government moved to its current location in 1961. In 1966, the New Village Movement began in Sindo 1-ri, Cheongdo-eup.
Every year Cheongdo is host to an international bullfighting festival.
Administrative divisions
Cheongdo is divided into two eup and seven myeon, as below. These in turn are divided into 212 ri, and 668 natural villages (jayeon burak).
Twin towns – Sister cities
Cheongdo is twinned with: