North Chungcheong Province

Updated on Dec 21, 2023

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Country South Korea Subdivisions 3 cities; 8 counties ISO 3166 code KR-43 Area 7,433 km² Capital Cheongju		Region Hoseo Area rank 8th Website eng.cb21.net (English) Population 1.579 million (Oct 2014) Dialect Chungcheong Province

Destinations Danyang County, Jecheon, Cheongju, Chungju Points of interest Woraksan, Gosu Cave, Guinsa, Cheongju National, Samnyeonsanseong Colleges and Universities Chungbuk National University, Cheongju University, Seowon University, Chung Cheong University, Korea National University

North Chungcheong Province, officially Chungcheongbuk-do ([tɕʰuŋ.tɕʰʌŋ.buk̚.t͈o]), is a province in the centre of South Korea. It was formed in 1896 from the northeastern half of the former Chungcheong province. The provincial capital is Cheongju.

Map of Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea

Geography

The province is part of the Hoseo region, and is bounded on the west by Chungcheongnam-do province, on the north by Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do provinces, on the south by Jeollabuk-do province, and on the east by 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.

Attractions

The main attractions in the province are Mount Songni (1,058 metres (3,471 ft)) in the Sobaek mountains and its national park. Beopjusa, the site of one of the oldest temples of Korea is located in this national park, as in Guinsa, the headquarters of the Cheontae sect. There is another national park around Mount Worak.

Administrative divisions

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

Religion

According to the census of 2005, of the people of Chungcheongbuk-do 23.8% follow Buddhism and 25% follow Christianity (15.1% Protestantism and 9.9% Catholicism). 51.2% of the population is mostly not religious or follow Muism and other indigenous religions.