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Cheongju
Hangul 청주시 Hanja 淸州市 Revised Romanization Cheongju-si McCune-Reischauer Ch'ŏngju-si
Statistics
Area 153.3 km² (59 sq mi) Population (2005) 637,646 Population density 3,840.5/km² (9,947/sq mi) Administrative divisions 2 gu 29 dong
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Cheongju is the capital city of Chungcheongbuk-do(province), South Korea.

Contents 1 History 2 Cultural properties 3 Administrative districts 4 Education 5 Sister cities 6 See also 7 External links

Cheongju has been an important provincial town since ancient times.

During Hideyoshi's Invasions of Korea, Cheongju was the site of the Battle of Chongju, during which the Korean forces re-took the city from the Japanese forces in an important early victory.

The government of the province relocated here from Chungju in 1908.

• Sangdangsanseong (Sangdang Mountain Fortress) lies on the slopes of Mt. Uam within the city limits. The fortress is comprised mainly of a 3-4 meter tall wall that stretches over 4.2 kilometers in circumference. The present walls date to the 1716 restoration of the site. Within the walls lies a small tourist village that has several restaurants.

• Cheongju National Museum also lies near Mt. Uam, and houses several exhibits of cultural artifacts from the nearby area.
• Heungdeok Temple Site is the home to the Early Printing Museum, and is purported to be the site of the printing of Jikji, the oldest existent book printed using movable metal type. The museum itself contains exhibits related to the art of printing through the ages.
• Yongdusaji Cheoldanggan (The Iron Flagpole of the Yongdu Temple Site) is designated Korean National Treasure number 41, and is located near Cheongju Department Store in downtown Cheongju. Made of twenty iron cylinders, the flagpole stands 13.1 meters tall, and was formerly used to hang flags to honor the Buddha.

• Heungdeok-gu
• Sangdang-gu

Chongju is the site of several tertiary institutions, including:

• Chungbuk National University
• Cheongju University
• Seowon University
• Cheongju National University of Education
• Chung Cheong College

• Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
• Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
• Wuhan, Hubei Province, PRC
• Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, PRC
• Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

• List of cities in South Korea

• City government home page
• Cheongju Foreigner Website

v • d • e Administrative divisions of North Chungcheong province, South Korea
Capital	Cheongju
Cities	Chungju · Jecheon
Counties	Boeun · Cheongwon · Danyang · Eumseong · Goesan · Jeungpyeong · Jincheon · Okcheon · Yeongdong

Coordinates: 36°38′N, 127°29′E