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Chungcheong

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Chungcheong Province.
Chungcheong Province (Korean: 충청도; Hanja: 忠淸道; Korean pronunciation:) was one of the eight provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. Chungcheong was located in the southwest of Korea. The provincial capital was located at Gongju, which had been the capital of the kingdom of Baekje from 475 to 538.