North Chungcheong Province

North Chungcheong Province 충청북도
Province
Chungcheongbuk-do Korean pronunciation: [tɕʰuŋ.tɕʰʌŋ.buk̚.t͈o]
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	충청북도
• Hanja	忠淸北道
• McCune‑Reischauer	Ch’ungch’ŏngbukto
• Revised Romanization	Chungcheongbuk-do
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Coordinates: 36°45′N 127°45′E / 36.750°N 127.750°E / 36.750; 127.750
Country	South Korea
Region	Hoseo
Capital	Cheongju
Subdivisions	5 cities; 8 counties
Government
• Governor	Kim Young-hwan (People Power)
Area
• Total	7,433 km2 (2,870 sq mi)
• Rank	8th
Population  (October, 2014)[1]
• Total	1,578,934
• Rank	7th
• Density	213/km2 (550/sq mi)
Metropolitan Symbols
• Flower	White Magnolia
• Tree	Zelkova
• Bird	Magpie
GDP [2]
• Total	KR₩ 79 trillion US$ 63 billion (2022)
ISO 3166 code	KR-43
Dialect	Chungcheong
Website	Official website (English)

North Chungcheong Province (Korean: 충청북도; RR: Chungcheongbuk-do), also known as Chungbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Chungcheong has a population of 1,578,934 (2014) and has a geographic area of 7,433 km² (2,870 sq mi) located in the Hoseo region in the south-center of the Korean Peninsula. North Chungcheong borders the provinces of Gyeonggi and Gangwon to the north, North Gyeongsang to the east, North Jeolla to the south and South Chungcheong, Sejong Special Autonomous City and Daejeon Metropolitan City to the west.

Cheongju is the capital and largest city of North Chungcheong, with other major cities including Chungju and Jecheon.

North Chungcheong was established in 1896 from the province of Chungcheong, one of the Eight Provinces of Korea, consisting of the northeastern half of the territory, and is South Korea's only landlocked province. North Chungcheong was known as Chūsei-hoku Prefecture during the Japanese Colonial Period from 1910 and became part of South Korea following the division of Korea in 1945.