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

Tertiary Institution

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Twin towns – sister cities

Jeungpyeong is twinned with:

Guannan County, Jiangsu, China