South Chungcheong Province


Coordinates: 36°30′N 126°45′E / 36.500°N 126.750°E / 36.500; 126.750


Province in Hoseo, South Korea








































South Chungcheong Province
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충청남도

Province

Chungcheongnam-do Korean pronunciation: [tɕʰuŋ.tɕʰʌŋ.nam.do]
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul충청남도
 • Hanja
忠淸南道
 • McCune‑ReischauerCh'ungch'ŏngnamdo
 • Revised RomanizationChungcheongnam‑do

Official logo of South Chungcheong Province
Logo
Location of South Chungcheong Province
CountrySouth Korea
RegionHoseo
CapitalHongseong
Subdivisions8 cities; 7 counties
Government
 • Governor
Yang Seung-jo (Democratic)
Area
 • Total8,204 km2 (3,168 sq mi)
Area rank6th
Population (October 2014)
 • Total2,059,871[1]
 • Rank4th
 • Density235/km2 (610/sq mi)
Metropolitan Symbols
 • FlowerChrysanthemum
 • TreeWeeping willows
 • BirdMandarin duck
DialectChungcheong
Websitechungnam.net

South Chungcheong Province (Korean: 충청남도, Chungcheongnam-do, literally "Chungcheong Southern Province"), abbreviated as Chungnam, is a province in the west of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the south-western half of the former Chungcheong Province and remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, thereafter becoming part of South Korea. In 2012, the provincial capital moved from Daejeon to Hongseong.




Contents





  • 1 Overview


  • 2 Geography


  • 3 Resources


  • 4 Attractions


  • 5 Sejong City


  • 6 Administrative divisions


  • 7 Religion


  • 8 Education


  • 9 Twin towns – sister cities


  • 10 See also


  • 11 References


  • 12 External links




Overview


Chungcheongnam-do is South Korea's richest province, with a 2012 GDP per capita of $56,133]. It is by far South Korea's fastest growing region, with an average GDP growth of 9.7% in 2001-2007[2] that accelerated to 12.4% in 2010.[3] Such rapid growth transformed it from a mostly agricultural to a highly industrialized economy in the 21st century.


Along with Gangwon, Chungnam is the only province outside the Seoul Capital Area to be served by the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, with Seoul Subway Line 1 passing Cheonan and Asan. Multimillion-dollar projects are being developed, such as New Asan City centered on the newly built Cheonan-Asan Station that connects Chungnam's largest city, Cheonan, to Seoul Station in less than 30 minutes via the KTX bullet train.



Geography


The province is part of the Hoseo region, and is bounded to the west by the Yellow Sea, to the north by Gyeonggi-do province, to the south by Jeollabuk-do province, and to the east by Chungcheongbuk-do province. Its area is 8,204 km2 (3,168 sq mi) as of 2012.[4]



Resources


One third of the province's area is under cultivation. Aside from agriculture, marine products are of importance. There are 220 square kilometres (85 sq mi) of exposed beach which is used to produce salt by solar evaporation. There is coal mining, but gold and silver mines are also found in Chungcheongnam-do, as is Monazite (a rare thorium bearing mineral) and zircon.



Attractions


At 845 metres, Mount Gyeryong is the most notable elevation. It is located in a national park which is noted for its unique rock features. Apart from the stone formations there are a number of old temples. These include Gwanchok-sa, a temple which is home to the largest stone Buddha in Korea.[5] In 1978 the Taean Marine National Park was opened. It includes some of the country's best bathing beaches, and Cheollipo Arboretum [1] which was created in 1966 by C. Ferris Miller and contains approximately 14,000 different plant species, including some rare and endangered species.



Sejong City



In early 2007, the Republic of Korea government decided to create a special administrative district out of part of the present Chungcheongnam-do Province, near what is now Daejeon. The new district was named Sejong Special Self-Governing City, and was to replace Seoul as the future capital of the Republic of Korea. However, in 2009, it was determined that replacing Seoul as new national capital[clarification needed] would violate the South Korean Constitution by Constitution Court. Now Sejong City may only serve as a National Administrative Capital and Secondary capital alongside Seoul, representing about 36 government ministers and agencies, including the Prime Minister's office, as of 2015.



Administrative divisions



Chungcheongnam-do is divided into 8 cities (si) and 7 counties (gun). The city and county names below are given in English, Hangul, and Hanja.




Dangjin



































































































Map
#
Name

Hangul

Hanja
Population (2013)[6]Subdivisions

South Chungcheong Municipal.svg

— Specific City —
1

Cheonan

천안시

天安市
584,240
2 ilban-gu — 4 eup, 8 myeon, 18 haengjeong-dong

— City —
2

Asan

아산시

牙山市
283,121
2 eup, 9 myeon, 6 haengjeong-dong
3

Seosan

서산시

瑞山市
163,800
1 eup, 9 myeon, 5 haengjeong-dong
4

Dangjin

당진시

唐津市
156,026
2 eup, 9 myeon, 3 haengjeong-dong
5

Gongju

공주시

公州市
116,838
1 eup, 9 myeon, 6 haengjeong-dong
6

Nonsan

논산시

論山市
126,086
2 eup, 11 myeon, 2 haengjeong-dong
7

Boryeong

보령시

保寧市
105,355
1 eup, 10 myeon, 5 haengjeong-dong
8

Gyeryong

계룡시

雞龍市
40,997
3 myeon, 1 haengjeong-dong

— County —
9

Hongseong County

홍성군

洪城郡
89,174
2 eup, 9 myeon
10

Yesan County

예산군

禮山郡
85,626
2 eup, 10 myeon
11

Buyeo County

부여군

扶餘郡
72,959
1 eup, 15 myeon
12

Seocheon County

서천군

舒川郡
58,740
2 eup, 11 myeon
13

Taean County

태안군

泰安郡
62,519
2 eup, 6 myeon
14

Geumsan County

금산군

錦山郡
55,433
1 eup, 9 myeon
15

Cheongyang County

청양군

靑陽郡
32,105
1 eup, 9 myeon


Religion














Religion in Chungcheongnam-do (2005)[7]



  Not religious (50.8%)


  Buddhism (20.5%)


  Protestantism (19.6%)


  Catholicism (9.1%)



According to the census of 2005, of the people of Chungcheongnam-do 20.5% follow Buddhism and 28.7% follow Christianity (19.6% Protestantism and 9.1% Catholicism).[7] 50.8% of the population is mostly not religious or follow Muism and other indigenous religions.



Education


  • Kongju National University

  • Gongju National University of Education

  • Korea National University of Cultural Heritage

  • Dankook university in Cheonan

  • Baekseok University

  • Soonchunhyang University in Asan

  • GEONYANG University in Nonsan

  • Korea University of Technology and Education in Cheonan


Twin towns – sister cities


Chungcheongnam-do is twinned with:



  • Balıkesir, Turkey[8]


  • Port Talbot, Wales[citation needed]


See also



  • List of Korea-related topics


References




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  2. ^ http://www.mt.co.kr/view/mtview.php?type=1&no=2009072818220114676&outlink=1


  3. ^ http://www.index.go.kr/egams/stts/jsp/potal/stts/PO_STTS_IdxMain.jsp?idx_cd=1008&bbs=INDX_001


  4. ^ 일반현황 (in Korean). Chungcheongnam-do. Retrieved 18 March 2013.


  5. ^ "Gwanchoksa Temple (관촉사) - Official Korea Tourism Organization". english.visitkorea.or.kr.


  6. ^ "Population-Households". Chungcheongnam-do. March 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.


  7. ^ ab "2005 Census - Religion Results". Archived from the original on 2015-09-04.


  8. ^ "Sister/Twin Cities of Balıkesir" (PDF).




External links




  • Chungcheongnam-do English-Language Home Page










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