Chŏngju ( Korean pronunciation: [tsʌŋ.dzu] ; also Jŏngju ) is a si , or city, in southern North P'yŏngan province, North Korea . Prior to 1994, it was designated as a kun or county. The terrain is mostly level, but mountainous in the north. To the south lies the Chongju Plain, where the hills do not rise above 200 metres (660 ft). Chŏngju also includes approximately 10 islands in the Yellow Sea .
19-593: Artifacts from the neolithic period and the Bronze age were found in the Taesan-ri area (this was formerly a region of Seoksandong and Taesandong under the administrative division of Teokeon-myeon), showing evidence of human existence at the time in the area. When it was under the control of Goguryeo, it was under the subdivision of Mannyeon County, and it was under control of the Pyongyang Amnok subdivision during
38-459: A less urbanized area within a province or directly governed city. The more populous districts within provinces are cities ( si ; 시 ; 市 ). The city centers of the directly governed cities are organized into districts ( kuyŏk , equivalent to South Korean gu ). Rural parts of cities and counties are organized into villages ( ri , 리 ; 里 ). The downtown areas within cities are divided into neighborhoods ( dong , 동 ; 洞 ), and
57-686: A massive restructuring of local government. Previously, the country had used a multi-level system similar to that still used in South Korea . (The English translations are not official, but approximations. Names are romanized according to the McCune-Reischauer system as officially used in North Korea; the editor was also guided by the spellings used on the 2003 National Geographic map of Korea). The nine provinces ( to ; Korean : 도 ; Hanja : 道 ) derive from
76-638: A populous part of a county forms a town ( ŭp , 읍 ; 邑 ). Some counties also have workers' districts ( rodongjagu , 로동자구 ; 勞動者區 ). Administrative divisions of South Korea [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] South Korea is made up of 22 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities ( gwangyeoksi 광역시/廣域市 ), 1 special city ( teukbyeolsi 특별시/特別市 ), 1 special self-governing city ( teukbyeol-jachisi 특별자치시/特別自治市 ), and 14 provinces ( do 도/道 ), including three special self-governing provinces ( teukbyeol jachido 특별자치도/特別自治道 ) and five claimed by
95-444: Is one of the divisions – along with eup – of a county ( gun ) and some cities ( si ) of fewer than 500,000 population. Myeons have smaller populations than eups and represent the rural areas of a county or city. Myeons are subdivided into villages ( ri ). The minimum population limit is 6,000. A dong ( 동; 洞 ) is the primary division of districts ( gu ), and of those cities ( si ) which are not divided into districts. The dong
114-423: Is similar to the unit of town. Along with myeon , an eup is one of the divisions of a county ( gun ), and of some cities ( si ) with a population of less than 500,000. The main town or towns in a county—or the secondary town or towns within a city's territory—are designated as eup . Towns are subdivided into villages ( ri ). In order to form an eup , the minimum population required is 20,000. A myeon ( 면; 面 )
133-467: Is the tong ( 통; 統 ), but divisions at this level and below are seldom used in daily life. Some populous dong are subdivided into ga ( 가; 街 ), which are not a separate level of government, but only exist for use in addresses. Many major thoroughfares in Seoul, Suwon, and other cities are also subdivided into ga . A ri ( 리; 里 ) is the only division of towns ( eup ) and townships ( myeon ). The ri
152-733: Is the junction point of the P'yŏngŭi and P'yŏngbuk lines of the Korean State Railway . In February 2011, the city and others in North P'yŏngan had rare protests, of a few score of people, calling for adequate provision of rice and power. At the time, news of the Arab Spring was spreading via Chinese TV channels and phone calls with defectors. Administrative divisions of North Korea The administrative divisions of North Korea are organized into three hierarchical levels. These divisions were created in 2002. Many of
171-403: Is the smallest level of urban government to have its own office and staff. In some cases, a single legal dong is divided into several administrative dong . Administrative dong are usually distinguished from one another by number (as in the case of Myeongjang 1-dong and Myeongjang 2-dong). In such cases, each administrative dong has its own office and staff. The primary division of a dong
190-540: The Balhae period. After the fall of balhae and before Goryeo reacquired the area, the region was occupied by the jurchens. During the Goryeo period, it was known as guju , meaning "turtle province". In 1231, King Gojong of Goryeo promoted the region into jeongwondaehobu , and the region later became Jeongjumok. Jeongjumok was divided into Sucheon county and Kusong county, but it was soon again remerged as Jeongjumok. The region
209-463: The ROK government . These are further subdivided into a variety of smaller entities, including cities ( si 시/市 ), counties ( gun 군/郡 ), districts ( gu 구/區 ), towns ( eup 읍/邑 ), townships ( myeon 면/面 ), neighborhoods ( dong 동/洞 ) and villages ( ri 리/里 ). Official Revised Romanization of Korean spellings are used The top tier of administrative divisions are
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#1732793900397228-411: The city is combined with urban and rural areas. Once an eup of a county ( gun ) attains a population of 50,000, the county can become a city. A city with a population of over 500,000 (such as Suwon , Cheongju , Cheonan and Jeonju ) is considered as a specific city, which can set non-autonomous districts( gu ). An administrative city does not have a city council and the mayor of the city is appointed by
247-522: The development of collaborative ventures with South Korea and other countries. One of them, the Sinuiju Special Administrative Region , was intended to draw Chinese investment and enterprise, but as of 2006 appears never to have been implemented. The special administrative regions do not have any known second- and third-level subdivisions. The most common second-level division is the county ( kun ; 군 ; 郡 ),
266-533: The provincial governor. A gun ( 군; 郡 ) is one of the divisions of a province (along with si ), and of the metropolitan cities of Busan , Daegu , Incheon and Ulsan (along with gu ). A gun has a population of less than 150,000 (more than that would make it a city or si ), is less densely populated than a gu , and is more rural in character than either of the other 2 divisions. Gun are comparable to British non-metropolitan districts . Counties are divided into towns ( eup ) and townships ( myeon ). Specially,
285-468: The provincial-level divisions, of which there are several types: provinces (including special self-governing provinces), metropolitan cities, special cities, and special self-governing cities. The governors of the provincial-level divisions are elected every four years. A si ( 시; 市 , pronounced [ɕi] ) is one of the divisions of a province, along with gun . A city must have a neighborhood( dong ) and can have towns( eup ), townships( myeon ) if
304-473: The size of a "gun" is less than a US "county". A gu ( 구; 區 ) is equivalent to district in the West. The metropolitan cities of Busan, Daegu, Incheon and Ulsan contain gun as well. Gu are similar to boroughs in some Western countries, and a gu office handles many of the functions that would be handled by the city in other jurisdictions. Gu are divided into neighborhoods ( dong ). An eup ( 읍; 邑 )
323-554: The traditional provinces of Korea , but have been further subdivided since the division of Korea . They are large areas including cities, rural and mountainous regions. The four special cities ( t'ŭkpyŏlsi ; 특별시 ; 特別市 ) are large metropolitan cities that have been separated from their former provinces to become first-level units. Four other cities have been directly governed in the past, but were subsequently reunited with their provinces or otherwise reorganized. The three special administrative regions were all created in 2002 for
342-447: The units have equivalents in the system of South Korea . At the highest level are nine provinces and four special municipalities. The second-level divisions are cities, counties, and districts. These are further subdivided into third-level entities: towns, dongs (neighborhoods), ris (villages), and workers' districts. The three-level administrative system used in North Korea was first inaugurated by Kim Il Sung in 1952, as part of
361-425: Was demoted as Jeongwon prefecture in 1812. In 1895, it became Jeongju County which was under control of Uijubu. Approximately 40% of Chŏngju is covered by coniferous forestland. Chŏngju is divided into 14 tong (neighbourhoods) and 18 ri (villages): Local agriculture is dominated by orcharding and rice farming; the chestnuts of this region are especially famous. The city is served by both road and rail; it
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