Chungju (충주시) is a

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in North Chungcheong province,

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. Uamsan is a mountain located within the outskirts of the city. The city is famous for the annual martial arts festival held in October. Also of note, former UN

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, Ban Ki-moon grew up here.

Symbol

The city's symbols include the chrysanthemum (as the city flower), Mandarin duck (city bird) and apple tree (city tree).

History

During Hideyoshi's Invasions of Korea Chungju was the site of the

Battle of Chungju The Battle of Chungju or the Battle of Tangeumdae was the last battle of the Chungju Campaign fought between the Koreans and Japanese during the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592. Chungju is located just south of the Han River and Seoul, Korea ...

, where the Korean general Shin Rip was defeated by the Japanese general

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. This defeat resulted in King Seonjo fleeing from Hanseong (

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) to

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Chungju Lake

Chungju Dam is the country's biggest multi-purpose dam that links together Chungju and its neighborhoods. It creates a manmade lake with a vast body of water. Woraksan Mt and Songnae valley are located nearby. Additionally, this area has cherished cave area/springs.

2013 World Rowing Championships

The

2013 World Rowing Championships The 2013 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 25 August to 1 September 2013 at Tangeum Lake, Chungju in South Korea. The annual week-long rowing regatta was organized by FISA (the International Rowing Fe ...

were held at Tangeum Lake, Chungju between August 25 – September 1.

Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta

It had been intended that the Asia and Oceania Qualification Regatta for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games would be held there from April 27 to 30, but it was cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Products

Chungju is famous for its production of apples. The principal reasons being because of the large amount of daylight received and high difference of temperatures. The growing of apples started 300 years ago from

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and it was 1912 when the city officially began to plant trees. As of 2009, apple cultivation area is 1,871 ha and production amount is 41,592. The production of apple is 44.6% in Chungcheongbuk-do (as of 2009). The scale is the greatest in Chungcheongbuk-do.

Education

There are two universities in Chungju: Konkuk University (Chungju campus) and Korea National University of Transportation (formed by the 2012 merger of Chungju National University and Korea National Railroad College). As well as being the home to these two Universities, Chungju also has many primary, middle and high schools with excellent classroom facilities. There is one international school, Chungju Chinese Elementary School.

Climate

Chungju has a monsoon-influenced

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( Köppen: ''Dwa'') with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers.

Sister cities

Notable people

* Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary-General * Lee Seung-hyo (

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: 이승효), actor * Lee Geung-young (

: 이경영), actor * Park Jung-min (

: 박정민), actor * Jinyoung (Real Name: ''Jung Jin-young'',

: 정진영), singer-songwriter, dancer, record producer, model, actor, MC and K-pop idol, former leader and member of K-pop boygroup B1A4 *

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(born 1966), South Korean operatic bass and academic voice teacher * Kim Junkyu (

: 김준규), (born: September 9, 2000). Singer, dancer, child model and main vocalist member of K-pop idol boygroup

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from YG Entertainment.

References

External links

City government home pagen (in English)City government home page (in Korean)
{{Authority control Cities in North Chungcheong Province