Chinju

Chinju
/jin"jooh"/, n.
Jinju.

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      city, Kyŏngsang-nam do (province), southern South Korea. It is situated along the Nam River, a tributary of the Naktong River, west of Pusan. It was the centre of local administration beginning in the Three Kingdoms period (57 BC), under various names, and during 1895–1925 it was the capital of the province. Chinju is a transportation junction connecting the surrounding provinces and is the economic and cultural centre of the western counties of Kyŏngsang-nam province. Chinju Agricultural College is located there. It has developed rapidly with the completion of the Nam-ch'ŏn multipurpose dam in 1968. A national park encompassing Mount Chiri (6,283 feet [1,915 m]) and the surrounding area is northwest of the city. As an old city, Chinju has many historical remains. Pop. (1990 prelim.) 258,365.

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