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

 * 1990, 12, 31 : Chungcheongbuk-do Jeungpyeong local office is construct of Goesan-gun jeungpyeong eup, doan myeon.
 * 2003, 8, 30 : 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

Climate
Jeungpyeong has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa) with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers.

Twin towns – sister cities
Jeungpyeong is twinned with:


 * Guannan County, Jiangsu, China