Jeungpyeong County

County in Hoseo, South Korea
Jeungpyeong
Flag of Jeungpyeong
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Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Country South Korea
RegionHoseo
Administrative divisions1 eup, 1 myeon
Area
 • Total81.84 km2 (31.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total31,276
 • Density382/km2 (990/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Chungcheong
Websitejp.go.kr

Jeungpyeong County (Korean: 증평군; RRJeungpyeong-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

Location

Jeungpyeong is in the centrally located in Chungcheongbuk-do. It is located East of Jincheon, West of Goesan, south of Eumseong, north of Cheongwon.

Symbols

  • county tree: Ginkgo tree
  • county bird: Snowy Egret
  • county flower: White Magnolia

History

  • 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

  • Jeungpyeong is the site of several school and tertiary institutions, including:

Elementary school

  • Doan Elementary School
  • Jeungpyeong Elementary School
  • Jukri Elementary School
  • Sambo Elementary School

Middle school

  • Hyeongseok Middle School
  • Jeungpyeong Middle School
  • Jeungpyeong Girl's Middle School

High school

  • Chungbuk Business High School
  • Hyeongseok High School
  • Jeungpyeong Technical High School

Tertiary Institution

  • Korea National University of Transportation

Twin towns – sister cities

Jeungpyeong is twinned with:

References

  • Jeungpyeong County government home page
Authority control databases Edit this at Wikidata
International
  • VIAF
  • WorldCat
National
  • United States

36°47′N 127°35′E / 36.783°N 127.583°E / 36.783; 127.583


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