province of South Korea
state in Hoseo, South Korea
North Chungcheong Province ( korean : 충청북도, Chungcheongbuk-do ), besides known as Chungbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Chungcheong has a population of 1,578,934 ( 2014 ) and has a geographic area of 7,433 km2 ( 2,870 sq secret intelligence service ) located in the Hoseo region in the south-center of the Korean Peninsula. North Chungcheong borders the provinces of Gyeonggi and Gangwon to the north, North Gyeongsang to the east, North Jeolla to the south and South Chungcheong, Sejong Special Autonomous City and Daejeon Metropolitan City to the west. Cheongju is the capital and largest city of North Chungcheong, with early major cities including Chungju and Jecheon.

North Chungcheong was established in 1896 from the province of Chungcheong, one of the Eight Provinces of Korea, consisting of the northeastern one-half of the territory, and is South Korea ‘s only landlocked province. North Chungcheong was known as Chūsei-hoku prefecture during the japanese Colonial Period from 1910 and became part of South Korea following the division of Korea in 1945 .

geography [edit ]

The province is region of the Hoseo region, and is bounded on the west by Chungcheongnam-do state, 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 state in South Korea. The state is by and large mountainous, dominated by the Noryeong Mountains to the north and the Sobaek Mountains to the east .

Resources [edit ]

agrarian products includes rice, barley, beans, and potatoes, but the state 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, soapstone, fluorite, and molybdenum, deoxyadenosine monophosphate well as marble and limestone in the northerly separate of the state. Silk weaving plays an important function .

Attractions [edit ]

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

administrative divisions [edit ]

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

religion [edit ]

According to the 2015 census, 16.3 % of the population follows Buddhism and 23.1 % follow Christianity ( 15.8 % Protestantism and 7.3 % Catholicism ). 59.9 % of the population is not religious and 0.7 % of the population follows other religions. [ 3 ]

education [edit ]

Chungcheongbuk-do is the site of respective tertiary institutions, including :

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