Jeungpyeong County Explained

Jeungpyeong
Native Name Lang:	ko
Translit Lang1:	Korean
Settlement Type:	County
Translit Lang1 Type1:	Hangul
Translit Lang1 Info1:	Korean: 증평군
Translit Lang1 Type2:	Hanja
Translit Lang1 Info2:	Korean: {{linktext|曾|坪|郡
Translit Lang1 Info3:	Jeungpyeong-gun
Translit Lang1 Info4:	Chŭngp'yŏng-gun
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Hoseo
Population Blank1 Title:	Dialect
Population Blank1:	Chungcheong
Area Total Km2:	81.84
Population As Of:	2008
Population Total:	31276
Population Density Km2:	382
Parts Type:	Administrative divisions
Parts:	1 eup, 1 myeon
Website:	jp.go.kr

Jeungpyeong County is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

Location

Jeungpyeong is in the centrally located in Chungcheongbuk-do. It is located East of Jincheon, West of Goesan, south of Eumseong, north of Cheongwon.

Symbols

• county tree: Ginkgo 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, China

External links

• Jeungpyeong County government home page