Cheongwon District

Cheongwon District
청원구
Non-autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul청원구
 • Hanja淸原區
 • Revised RomanizationCheongwon-gu
 • McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏngwŏn-gu
Cheongwon District office (Former Sangdang District office)
Cheongwon District office (Former Sangdang District office)
Map
CountrySouth Korea
RegionHoseo
ProvinceNorth Chungcheong
CityCheongju
Administrative divisions2 eup, 1 myeon and 5 dong
Area
 • Total
214.99 km2 (83.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
166,349
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Chungcheong
Websitecheongju.go.kr

Cheongwon District (Korean: 청원구; RR: Cheongwon-gu) is a non-autonomous district of Cheongju in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Cheongwon District was established from a part of Sangdang District and a part of Cheongwon County in July 2014.[1]

Administrative divisions

Cheongwon District is divided into 2 towns (eup), one township (myeon), and 5 neighborhoods (dong).

Hangul Hanja
Naesu-eup 내수읍 內秀邑
Ochang-eup 오창읍 梧倉邑
Bugi-myeon 북이면 北二面
Uam-dong 우암동 牛岩洞
Naedeok-dong 내덕1동 內德洞
내덕2동
Yuryang-dong
Sacheon-dong		 율양사천동 栗陽洞
斜川洞
Ogeunjang-dong 오근장동 梧根場洞

References

  1. ^ 인구 84만명 통합 청주시 출범, The Hankyoreh, June 30, 2014.

36°42′43″N 127°30′50″E / 36.712°N 127.514°E / 36.712; 127.514


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