Jeungpyeong County () is a
county
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in
North Chungcheong Province,
South Korea
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.
Location
Jeungpyeong is in the centrally located in
Chungcheongbuk-do. It is located East of
Jincheon, West of
Goesan
Goesan County () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Demographics
As of 2021, Goesan-gun has a population of about 40,000 people. The area has been affected strongly by the Aging of Sou ...
, south of
Eumseong, north of
Cheongwon.
Symbols
* county tree:
Ginkgo
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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:
*
Guannan County,
Jiangsu
Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administra ...
, China
References
External links
Jeungpyeong County government home page
Counties of North Chungcheong Province
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