Cheongju
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Cheongju 청주시 |
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| Specific city | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | |
| • Hanja | |
| • Revised Romanization | Cheongju-si |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Ch'ŏngju-si |
A front view of Sangdangsanseong
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 Location in South Korea |
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| Coordinates: 36°38′N 127°29′E / 36.633°N 127.483°E | |
| Country |
 South Korea
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| Region | Hoseo |
| First mention | 940 |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Administrative divisions | 4 gu 30 dong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 940.3 km2 (363.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 838,689 |
| • Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Chungcheong |
| Postal code | 28200~27999 |
| Area code(s) | (+82) 43-2xx |
| Website | Official website |
Cheongju (Korean pronunciation: [tɕʰʌŋ.dʑu]) is the capital and largest city of North Chungcheong Province in South Korea.
Cheongju has been an important provincial town since ancient times.
During Hideyoshi's Invasions of Korea, Cheongju was the site of the Battle of Chongju, during which the Korean forces re-took the city from the Japanese forces in an important early victory.
The government of the province relocated here from Chungju in 1908.
The opening of the Chungbuk-line in 1926 sparked regional development. In 1946, Cheongju and Cheongwon-gun were separated, and in 1949, Cheongju was upgraded to Cheongju City. Afterwards, it went through the separation of administrative dong and their transfer to Cheongwon-gun, with 2 branch offices (East and West)established in July 1989 that were upgraded to Sangdang-gu and Heungdeok-gu in January.
Geum River goes through right center of Cheongju city. Additionally, the tributaries of Musim and Miho flow together in northern part of city. To east and west, there are mountains of Wuam and Bumo. Musimcheon River goes through the middle of Cheongju city.
Cheongju is a temperate zone, so there are four seasons.
From 1 July 2014, Cheongju and Cheongwon County unified, and administrative districts were changed to the following:
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