Cheongwon County

Cheongwon County (Cheongwon-gun) was a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It was dissolved on July 1, 2014 and consolidated to Cheongju.

Cheongwon was twinned with:

  •  Cangzhou, Hebei, China
  •  Kikuchi, Kumamoto, Japan
  • Cheongwon
    청원군
    Former County
    Korean transcription(s)
     • Hangul 청원군
     • Hanja 淸原郡
     • Revised Romanization Cheongwon-gun
     • McCune–Reischauer Ch’ŏngwŏn-gun
    Cheongju Airport located in Cheongwon

    Cheongju Airport located in Cheongwon
    Official logo of Cheongwon

    Location in South Korea

    Location in South Korea
    Coordinates: 36°38′00″N 127°24′00″ECoordinates: 36°38′00″N 127°24′00″E
    Country  South Korea
    Region Hoseo
    Administrative divisions for present, refer Cheongju
    Area

     • Total 779.06 km2 (300.80 sq mi)
    Population

     (2001)
     • Total 123,984
     • Density 152/km2 (390/sq mi)
     • Dialect

    Chungcheong