Cheongwon County

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Cheongwon
청원
County
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul
  Hanja
  Revised Romanization Cheongwon-gun
  McCune-Reischauer Ch'ŏngwŏn-gun
Cheongju Airport located in Cheongwon

Emblem of Cheongwon
Location in South Korea
Country  South Korea
Region Hoseo
Administrative divisions 2 eup, 13 myeon
Area
  Total 779.06 km2 (300.80 sq mi)
Population (2001)
  Total 123,984
  Density 152/km2 (390/sq mi)
  Dialect Chungcheong

Cheongwon County (Cheongwon-gun) is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

Government and infrastructure

The headquarters of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety are located in the Osong Health Technology Administration Complex in Cheongwon County.[1]

Transport

Cheongju Airport is in the county.

Twin towns – Sister cities

Cheongwon is twinned with:

References

  1. "Location." (Archive) Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "Osong Health Technology Administration Complex, 187 Osongsaengmyeong2(i)-ro, Osong-eup, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea 363-700"

External links

Coordinates: 36°38′00″N 127°24′00″E / 36.6333333433°N 127.40000001°E / 36.6333333433; 127.40000001


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