Jeungpyeong County (Korean: 증평군; RR: Jeungpyeong-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Jeungpyeong
증평군 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 증평군 |
• Hanja | 曾坪郡 |
• Revised Romanization | Jeungpyeong-gun |
• McCune-Reischauer | Chŭngp'yŏng-gun |
![]() Location in South Korea | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Hoseo |
Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 1 myeon |
Area | |
• Total | 81.84 km2 (31.60 sq mi) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 31,276 |
• Density | 382/km2 (990/sq mi) |
• Dialect | Chungcheong |
Website | jp.go.kr |
Location
editJeungpyeong is in the centrally located in Chungcheongbuk-do. It is located East of Jincheon, West of Goesan, south of Eumseong, north of Cheongwon.
Symbols
edit- county tree: Ginkgo tree
- county bird: Snowy Egret
- county flower: White Magnolia
History
edit- 1990, 12, 31 : Chungcheongbuk-do Jeungpyeong local office is construct of Goesan-gun jeungpyeong eup, doan myeon.
- 2003, 8, 30 : Jeungpyeong local office is raised to Jeungpyeong-gun, and it became independence from Goesan-gun.
Education
edit- Jeungpyeong is the site of several school and tertiary institutions, including:
Elementary school
edit- Doan Elementary School
- Jeungpyeong Elementary School
- Jukri Elementary School
- Sambo Elementary School
Middle school
edit- Hyeongseok Middle School
- Jeungpyeong Middle School
- Jeungpyeong Girl's Middle School
High school
edit- Chungbuk Business High School
- Hyeongseok High School
- Jeungpyeong Technical High School
Tertiary Institution
editTwin towns – sister cities
editJeungpyeong is twinned with:
- Guannan County, Jiangsu, China
References
editExternal links
edit36°47′N 127°35′E / 36.783°N 127.583°E