North Chungcheong Province

Chungcheongbuk-do () is a province in the centre o the Republic o Korea.  It wis formit in 1896 frae the northeastren hauf o the umwhile Chungcheong province. The provincial caipital is Cheongju.

Geography
The province is pairt o the Hoseo region, an is bundit on the wast bi Chungcheongnam-do province, on the north bi Gyeonggi-do an Gangwon-do provinces, on the sooth bi Jeollabuk-do province, an on the east bi Gyeongsangbuk-do. Chungcheongbuk-do is the anerlie land-lockit province in Sooth Korea.  The province is maistly muntainous, dominatit bi the Noryeong Muntains tae the north an the Sobaek Muntains tae the east.

Resources
Agricultural products includes rice, baurley, beans, an potatoes, but the province specializes in ginseng an tobacco. The tobacco wis introducit frae the US in 1912, transplantit frae Virginia.

There are mineral reserves o gowd, iron, coal, steatite, fluorite, an molybdenum, as well as marble an limestane in the northren pairt o the province. Silk weavin plays an important role.

Attractions
The main attractions in the province are Munt Songni () in the Sobaek muntains an its naitional pairk. Beopjusa, the steid o ane o the auldest temples o Korea is locatit in this naitional pairk, as in Guinsa, the heidquarters o the Cheontae sect. There is anither naitional pairk aroond Munt Worak.

Admeenistrative diveesions

Chungcheongbuk-do is dividit intae 3 ceeties (si) an 9 coonties (gun).  Each entity is leetit belaw in Inglis, hangul, an hanja.

Ceeties
Cheongju (청주시, 淸州市, caipital)Chungju (충주시, 忠州市)Jecheon (제천시, 堤川市)

Coonties
Boeun (보은군, 報恩郡)
Danyang (단양군, 丹陽郡)
Eumseong (음성군, 陰城郡)
Goesan  (괴산군, 槐山郡)Jincheon (진천군, 鎭川郡)
Okcheon (옥천군, 沃川郡)
Jeungpyeong (증평군; 曾坪郡)
Yeongdong (영동군, 永同郡)

 Education
Chungbuk is the steid o several tertiary institutions, includin:

Chungbuk National University
Korea Air Force Academy
Korea National University of Education
Cheongju National University of Education
Cheongju University
Seowon University
Semyung University
Far East University
Youngdong University
Chung Cheong College
Jusung College
Daewon Science College

See an aw
Leet o Korea-relatit topics

Freemit airtins

Chungcheongbuk-do provincial government English-language home page 

Category:Provinces o Sooth Korea