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Chungcheongnam-do
Hangul 충청 남도
Hanja 忠清南道
Revised Romanization Chungcheongnam-do
McCune-Reischauer Ch'ungch'ŏngnam-to
Short name
Hangul 충남
Revised Romanization Chungnam
McCune-Reischauer Ch'ungnam
Statistics
Area 8,352 km² (3,225 sq mi) (excluding Daejeon)
Population (2000) 1,840,410 (excluding Daejeon)
Population density 220 /km² (570 /sq mi)
Government Province
Capital Daejeon
Administrative divisions 7 cities (Si), 9 counties (Gun)
Region Hoseo
Dialect Chungcheong
Location map
Map of South Korea highlighting the province.
Map of South Korea highlighting the province. Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. More specifically it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language Romanization system in South Korea. McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language Romanization systems along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language Romanization system in South Korea. McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language Romanization systems along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. Daejeon ( is a capital city of Chungcheongnamdo Province and metropolitan city in the center of South Korea. |||} South Korea is divided into 8 Provinces ( do) 1 special autonomous province ( teukbyeol jachido) 6 metropolitan cities ( gwangyeoksi Korea has traditionally been divided into a number of unofficial regions that reflect historical geographical and dialect boundaries within the peninsula. Chungcheong ( Chungcheong-do) was one of the eight provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. Korean is spoken in a number of different Dialects in the Korean peninsula.

Chungcheongnam-do (South Chungcheong) is a province in the west of South Korea. |||} South Korea is divided into 8 Provinces ( do) 1 special autonomous province ( teukbyeol jachido) 6 metropolitan cities ( gwangyeoksi South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː The province was formed in 1896 from the southwestern half of the former Chungcheong province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Chungcheong ( Chungcheong-do) was one of the eight provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. The division of Korea into North Korea and South Korea stems from the 1945 Allied victory in World War II, ending Japan The provincial capital is Daejeon, which is separately administered as a provincial-level Metropolitan City. Daejeon ( is a capital city of Chungcheongnamdo Province and metropolitan city in the center of South Korea. In North and South Korea, Special Cities Metropolitan Cities and Directly Governed Cities are cities that have a status equivalent to that of Provinces

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Geography

The province is part of the Hoseo region, and is bounded on the west by the Yellow Sea, on the north by Gyeonggi-do province, on the south by Jeollabuk-do province, and on the east by Chungcheongbuk-do province. Chungcheong ( Chungcheong-do) was one of the eight provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. Korea has traditionally been divided into a number of unofficial regions that reflect historical geographical and dialect boundaries within the peninsula. The Yellow Sea is the name given to the northern part of the East China Sea, which is a Marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. Gyeonggi-do is the most populous province in South Korea. The provincial capital is located at Suwon. Jeollabuk-do (North Jeolla is a province in the southwest of South Korea. Chungcheongbuk-do (North Chungcheong is a province in the centre of South Korea.

Resources

One third of the province's area is under cultivation. Aside from agriculture, marine products are of importance. There are 220 square kilometres of exposed beach which is used to produce salt by solar evaporation. Salt is a Dietary mineral composed primarily of Sodium chloride that is essential for Animal life but toxic to most land plants 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. Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen In Geology, the Mineral monazite is a reddish-brown Phosphate -containing rare earth metals and an important source of Thorium Thorium (ˈθɔːriəm is a Chemical element with the symbol Th and Atomic number 90 Zircon is a Mineral belonging to the group of nesosilicates. Its chemical name is Zirconium silicate and its corresponding chemical formula is

Attractions

At 845 metres, Mount Gyeryong is the most notable elevation. Gyeryongsan, a mountain in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. It lies at the meeting of the boundaries of several cities including Gongju, Gyeryong 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. In 1978 the Taean Marine National Park was opened. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) It includes some of the country's best bathing beaches.

Sejong City

In early 2007, the Republic of Korea government has decided to create a special administrative district out of part of the present Chungcheongnam-do Province, near what is presently Daejeon. A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. Daejeon ( is a capital city of Chungcheongnamdo Province and metropolitan city in the center of South Korea. The new district will be named Sejong Special Autonomous City, and is to replace Seoul as the future capital of the Republic of Korea. In early 2007 the Government of South Korea decided to create a special administrative district out of part of the present Chungcheongnam-do Province, near what is Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea.

Administrative divisions

Main article: Cities and Counties of Chungcheongnam-do

Chungcheongnam-do is divided into 7 cities (si) and 9 counties (gun). Chungcheongnam-do is divided into 7 cities ( si) and 9 counties ( gun) The city and county names below are given in English, hangul, and hanja. Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. More specifically it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated

Cities

  • Gongju (공주시, 公州市)
  • Nonsan (논산시, 論山市)

Counties

Famous people

See also

External links

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