Ch'ungch'ŏng, North

Ch'ungch'ŏng, North

Korean in full  Ch'ungch'ŏng-pukto 

      do (province), central South Korea. The only province of South Korea with no seacoast, it is bordered by the provinces of Kangwŏn (north), North Kyŏngsang (east), North Chŏlla (southwest), South Ch'ungch'ŏng (west), and Kyŏnggi (northwest). Its capital is Ch'ŏngju.

      The province is mostly mountainous but has a basin plain that lies between the Noryŏng Mountains to the north and the Sobaek Mountains to the east. Through the basin the Namhan River, a tributary of the Han, flows toward the north, and the Kŭm River and its tributary the Mi-ch'ŏn flow toward the south and west.

      The basin is one of the nation's important granaries. In addition to rice, barley, beans, and sweet potatoes, the province's special agricultural products include ginseng, yellow-leaf tobacco (transplanted from Virginia, U.S., in 1912), and apples. Mineral reserves include gold, iron ore, coal, high-grade steatite, fluorite, molybdenum, marble, graphite, and limestone, with cement manufacturing flourishing in the northern area. There is some tobacco product manufacturing, silk weaving, and other home industries. In addition to Ch'ŏngju, Ch'ungju is a major city. Mount Songni, 3,468 feet (1,058 metres) high in the Sobaek Mountains, is a national park and the site of Pobju-sa, one of the oldest temples in the country. Mount Worak National Park (1984) is another attraction. Area 2,870 square miles (7,433 square km). Pop. (1995) 1,396,481.

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