Cheongju

Also known as Chongju

Cheongju (; ) is the capital and largest city of North Chungcheong Province in South Korea. The 'Cheong' in the name of Chungcheong Province is the Cheong of Cheongju.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Cheongju, South Korea
Settlement.translit_lang1: Korean
Settlement.settlement_type: Specific city
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Hangul
Settlement.translit_lang1_type2: Hanja
Settlement.translit_lang1_info3: Cheongju-si
Settlement.translit_lang1_info4: Ch'ŏngju-si
Settlement.image_skyline: Cheongju Sangdangsangseong.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: A front view of Sangdang Fortress
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Cheongju.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Cheongju City logo(without text).png
Settlement.anthem: You are so Dynamic
Settlement.image_map: North Chungcheong-Cheongju.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in South Korea
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Hoseo
Settlement.established_title1: First mention

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Population: 848000
Area: 940.3
Elevation: 39
Official website: www.cheongju.go.kr
Image: Cheongju Sangdangsangseong.jpg
Dialing code: 43-2

Show 5 more facts

Commons category: Cheongju
postal code: 28200~27999
inception: 1946-00-00
native label: 청주<br/>淸州
P12749: Limoges

Sources (4)

via Wikidata · CC0

~4 min read

Article

13 sections

Contents

History
Geography
Climate
Administrative districts
Government and infrastructure
Cultural properties
Transport
Education
Festival
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people from Cheongju
References
External links

{{Infobox settlement | name = Cheongju, South Korea | native_name = | translit_lang1 = Korean | settlement_type = Specific city | translit_lang1_type1 = Hangul | translit_lang1_info1 = | translit_lang1_type2 = Hanja | translit_lang1_info2 = | translit_lang1_type3 = | translit_lang1_info3 = Cheongju-si | translit_lang1_type4 = | translit_lang1_info4 = Ch'ŏngju-si | image_skyline = Cheongju Sangdangsangseong.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = A front view of Sangdang Fortress | image_flag = Flag of Cheongju.svg | image_seal = Cheongju City logo(without text).png | anthem = You are so Dynamic | image_map = North Chungcheong-Cheongju.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = Location in South Korea | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Hoseo | established_title1 = First mention | established_date1 = 940 | established_title2 = Founded | established_date2 = 1946 | population_blank1_title = Dialect | population_blank1 = Chungcheong | area_total_km2 = 940.3 | population_total = 852,147 | population_as_of = February 2026 | population_density_km2 = auto | parts_type = Administrative divisions | parts = 4 gu, 30 legal dong, 3 eup, 10 myeon | coordinates = | elevation_m = 39 | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_type = | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 28100~28899 | area_code = (+82) 43-2xx | website =

| government_footnotes = l was moved. It is located in the basement of 'Connect Hyundai Cheongju'.