North Chungcheong Province
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North Chungcheong Province 충청북도 |
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| Province | |||
| Korean transcription(s) | |||
| • Hangul | |||
| • Hanja | |||
| • McCune‑Reischauer | Ch’ungch’ŏngbukto | ||
| • Revised Romanization | Chungcheongbuk‑do | ||
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| Coordinates: 36°45′N 127°45′E / 36.750°N 127.750°ECoordinates: 36°45′N 127°45′E / 36.750°N 127.750°E | |||
| Country | South Korea | ||
| Region | Hoseo | ||
| Capital | Cheongju | ||
| Subdivisions | 3 cities; 8 counties | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Lee Si-jong | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 7,433 km2 (2,870 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 8th | ||
| Population (October, 2014) | |||
| • Total | 1,578,934 | ||
| • Rank | 7th | ||
| • Density | 213/km2 (550/sq mi) | ||
| Metropolitan Symbols | |||
| • Flower | White Magnolia | ||
| • Tree | Zelkova | ||
| • Bird | Magpie | ||
| ISO 3166 code | KR-43 | ||
| Dialect | Chungcheong | ||
| Website | eng.cb21.net (English) | ||
| adderess 360-765 89 seongan dong (sangdangdo 82) sangdang gu cheongju si chung cheongbuk do korea | |||
North Chungcheong Province, or Chungcheongbuk-do (Korean pronunciation: [tɕʰuŋtɕʰʌŋbukt͈o]), 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.
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.
Agricultural products includes rice, barley, beans, and potatoes, but the province specializes in ginseng and tobacco. The tobacco was introduced from the US in 1912, transplanted from Virginia.
There are mineral reserves of gold, iron, coal, steatite, fluorite, and molybdenum, as well as marble and limestone in the northern part of the province. Silk weaving plays an important role.
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