Chungju Explained

Chungju
Native Name:Korean: 충주시
Translit Lang1:Korean
Settlement Type:Municipal City
Translit Lang1 Type1:Hangul
Translit Lang1 Info1:Korean: 충주시
Translit Lang1 Type2:Hanja
Translit Lang1 Info2:Korean: 忠州市
Translit Lang1 Info3:Chungju-si
Translit Lang1 Info4:Ch'ungju-si
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Korea
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Hoseo
Population Blank1 Title:Dialect
Population Blank1:Chungcheong
Population As Of:October, 2022
Population Total:208,415
Parts Type:Administrative divisions
Parts:1 eup, 12 myeon, 12 dong
Coordinates:36.9667°N 184°W
Image Blank Emblem:Chungju.png
Blank Emblem Type:Emblem of Chungju
Leader Title:mayor
Leader Name:Gil hyung Cho (조길형)
Timezone1:Korea Standard Time
Utc Offset1:+9

Chungju (충주시) is a city in North Chungcheong province, South Korea. Uamsan is a mountain located within the outskirts of the city.

The city is famous for the annual martial arts festival held in October. Also, former UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon grew up here.[1]

Symbol

The city's symbols include the chrysanthemum (as the city flower), Mandarin duck (city bird) and apple tree (city tree).

History

During Hideyoshi's Invasions of Korea Chungju was the site of the Battle of Chungju, where the Korean general Shin Rip was defeated by the Japanese general Konishi Yukinaga. This defeat resulted in King Seonjo fleeing from Hanseong (Seoul) to Pyongyang.

Chungju Lake

Chungju Dam is the country's biggest multi-purpose dam that links together Chungju and its neighborhoods. It creates a manmade lake with a vast body of water.

Woraksan Mt and Songnae valley are located nearby. Additionally, this area has cherished cave area/springs.[2]

2013 World Rowing Championships

The 2013 World Rowing Championships were held at Tangeum Lake, Chungju between August 25 – September 1.[3]

Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta

It had been intended that the Asia and Oceania Qualification Regatta for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games would be held there from April 27 to 30,[4] but it was cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak.[5]

Products

Chungju is famous for its production of apples. The principal reasons being because of the large amount of daylight received and high difference of temperatures.[6] The growing of apples started 300 years ago from China and it was 1912 when the city officially began to plant trees.[7] As of 2009, apple cultivation area is 1,871 ha and production amount is 41,592. The production of apple is 44.6% in Chungcheongbuk-do (as of 2009). The scale is the greatest in Chungcheongbuk-do.

Education

There are two universities in Chungju: Konkuk University (Chungju campus) and Korea National University of Transportation (formed by the 2012 merger of Chungju National University and Korea National Railroad College). As well as being the home to these two Universities, Chungju also has many primary, middle and high schools with excellent classroom facilities.

There is one international school, Chungju Chinese Elementary School.[8]

Climate

Chungju has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa) with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers.

Sister cities

CityDivisionCountryYear
YugawaraKanagawa PrefectureJapan1994
TaichungN/ATaiwan1969
MusashinoTokyoJapan1997
DaqingHeilongjiangChina2001

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. News: On His Ancestors' Wings, a Korean Soars to the U.N.. The New York Times. 22 December 2006. Martin Fackler. 21 February 2017. 22 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160722032458/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/22/world/asia/22ban.html. live.
  2. 출발!2박 2일
  3. http://www.2013chungju.org/rowing_eng/sub01/?menu=02010102 Venue: Tangeum Lake
  4. Web site: 2020 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta . worldrowing.com . February 27, 2020.
  5. Web site: Decision of the FISA Executive Committee related to the impact of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on World Rowing Events – 27 Feb . worldrowing.com . February 27, 2020.
  6. Web site: https://www.chungju.go.kr/cja/contents.do?key=1034 . ko:충주사과가 좋은 이유. www.chungju.go.kr. ko. Why Chungju Apple is Good?. May 19, 2018.
  7. Web site: https://www.chungju.go.kr/cja/contents.do?key=1035 . ko:충주사과 재배역사. www.chungju.go.kr. ko. Chungju apple cultivation history. May 19, 2018.
  8. Web site: International School Information . zh:忠州華僑小學校 . International School Information, Government of South Korea . zh-hant . March 30, 2016 . "9 Gaenggogae-ro, Chungju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, 380–950, Korea" .