Jeungpyeong County (''Jeungpyeong-gun'') is a

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Province,

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Location

Jeungpyeong is in the centrally located in

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. It is located East of

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, West of

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, south of

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, north of Cheongwon.

Symbols

* county tree:

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tree * county bird: Snowy Egret * county flower: White

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History

* 1990, 12, 31 :

JeungPyeong local office is construct of Goesan-gun jeungpyeong eup, doan myeon. * 2003, 8, 30 : Jeungpyeong local office is raised to Jeungpyeong-gun, and it became independence from Goesan-gun.

Education

*JeungPyeong is the site of several school and tertiary institution, including:

Elementary school

*JeungpYeong Elementary School *SamBo Elementary School *DoAn Elementary School *JukRi Elementary School

Middle school

*HyeongSeok Middle School] *JeungpYeong Informations High School] *JeungpYeong Technical High School]

High school

* HyeongSeok High School * JeungpYeong Informations High School * JeungpYeong Girl's Middle School

Tertiary Institution

Korea National University of Transportation

Climate

Jeungpyeong has a monsoon-influenced

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(

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

Twin towns – sister cities

Jeungpyeong is twinned with: *

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, China

References

External links

Jeungpyeong County government home page
Counties of North Chungcheong Province {{SouthKorea-geo-stub