Cheongwon District () is a non-autonomous
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of
Cheongju
Cheongju (; ) is the capital and largest list of cities in South Korea, city of North Chungcheong Province in South Korea. The 'Cheong' in the name of Chungcheong Province is the Cheong of Cheongju.
History
Cheongju has been an important prov ...
in
North Chungcheong Province
North Chungcheong Province (), also 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 located in the Hoseo region on the south-centre of the Korean Peninsula. No ...
, South Korea. Cheongwon District was established from a part of
Sangdang District
Sangdang District () is a non-autonomous district in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Sangdang District was re-established from a part of Sangdang District and a part of Cheongwon County, Cheongwon-gun in July 2014. The newly cr ...
and a part of
Cheongwon County
Cheongwon County () was a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It was dissolved on July 1, 2014 and consolidated to Cheongju.
Government
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (later Ministry of Food and Drug Safety), and K ...
in July 2014.
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The Hankyoreh
''The Hankyoreh'' () is a centre-left liberal daily newspaper in South Korea. It was established in 1988 after widespread purges forced out dissident journalists, and was envisioned as an alternative to existing newspapers, which were regarde ...
, June 30, 2014.
Administrative divisions
Cheongwon District is divided into 2 towns (''eup''), one township (''myeon''), and 5 neighborhoods (''dong'').
References
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Districts of Cheongju
2014 establishments in South Korea
States and territories established in 2014
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