Jeungpyeong County

Jeungpyeong County () is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

Location

Jeungpyeong is in the centrally located in Chungcheongbuk-do. It is located East of Jincheon, West of Goesan, south of Eumseong, north of Cheongwon.

Symbols

• county tree: Ginkgo tree
• county bird: Snowy Egret
• county flower: White Magnolia

History

• December 31, 1990: Chungcheongbuk-do Jeungpyeong local office is construct of Goesan-gun jeungpyeong eup, doan myeon.
• August 30, 2003: 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 institutions, including:

Elementary school

• Doan Elementary School
• Jeungpyeong Elementary School
• Jukri Elementary School
• Sambo Elementary School

Middle school

• Hyeongseok Middle School
• Jeungpyeong Middle School
• Jeungpyeong Girl's Middle School

High school

• Chungbuk Business High School
• Hyeongseok High School
• Jeungpyeong Technical High School

Tertiary Institution

• Korea National University of Transportation

Twin towns – sister cities

Jeungpyeong is twinned with:

• Guannan County, Jiangsu, China

References

External links

• Jeungpyeong County government home page