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Chungju

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Also known as Ch'ungju-si

Chungju () is a city in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Chungju
Settlement.translit_lang1
Korean
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipal City
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
Hangul
Settlement.translit_lang1_type2
Hanja
Settlement.translit_lang1_info3
Chungju-si
Settlement.translit_lang1_info4
Ch'ungju-si
Settlement.image_skyline
Korea-Chungju-Mountain-01.jpg
Settlement.image_map
North Chungcheong-Chungju.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location in South Korea
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
South Korea
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Hoseo
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Dialect
Settlement.population_blank1
Chungcheong
Settlement.population_as_of
September 2024
Settlement.population_total
207,369

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Symbol
  • History
  • Chungju Lake
  • 2013 World Rowing Championships
  • Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta
  • Products
  • Education
  • Climate
  • Sister cities
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Chungju () is a city in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

The city is famous for the annual martial arts festival held in October, and for being the hometown of former UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chungju” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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