Chungcheongnam-do

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Chungcheongnam-do

Korean name
Revised Romanization	Chungcheongnam-do
McCune-Reischauer	Ch'ungch'ŏng-namdo
Hangul	충청 남도
Hanja	忠清南道
Short name	Chungnam (Ch'ungnam; 충남)
Statistics
Population	1,840,410 (excluding Daejeon) (2000 census)
Area	8,352 km² (excluding Daejeon)
Government	Province
Capital	Daejeon
Administrative divisions	7 cities (Si), 9 counties (Gun)
Region	Hoseo
Dialect	Chungcheong
Location map

Chungcheongnam-do (South Chungcheong) is a province in the west of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southwestern half of the former Chungcheong province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea. The provincial capital is Daejeon, which is separately administered as a provincial-level Metropolitan City.

1 Geography
2 Resources
3 Attractions
4 Administrative Divisions
- 4.1 Cities
- 4.2 Counties
5 See also
6 External link

[edit] Geography

The province is part of the Hoseo region, and is bounded on the west by the Yellow Sea, on the north by Gyeonggi-do province, on the south by Jeollabuk-do province, and on the east by Chungcheongbuk-do province.

[edit] Resources

One third of the province's area is under cultivation. Aside from agriculture, marine products are of importance. There are 220 square kilometres of exposed beach which is used to produce salt by solar evaporation. There is coal mining, but gold and silver mines are also found in Chungcheongnam-do, as is Monazite (a rare thorium bearing mineral) and zircon.

[edit] Attractions

At 845 metres, Mount Gyeryong is the most notable elevation. It is located in a national park which is noted for its unique rock features. Apart from the stone formations there is a number of old temples. In 1978 the Taean Marine National Park was opened. It includes some of the country's best bathing beaches.