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  Chungcheong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chungcheong (Chungcheong-do) was one of the eight provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty.
Chungcheong Province was formed during the in 1356—during the Goryeo Dynasty—from the southern portion of the former province of Yanggwang.
Chungcheong was bordered on the north by Gyeonggi Province, on the east by Gangweon and Gyeongsang Provinces, on the south by Jeolla Province, and on the west by the Yellow Sea.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chungcheong   (317 words)

  
 Chungcheongbuk-do   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Chungcheongbuk-do (North Chungcheong) is a province in the centre of South Korea.
The province is part of the Hoseo region, and is bounded on the west by Chungcheongnam-do province, on the north by Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do provinces, on the south by Jeollabuk-do province, and on the east by Gyeongsangbuk-do.
The province is mostly mountainous, dominated by the Noryeong Mountains to the north and the Sobaek Mountains to the east.
www.tocatch.info /en/North_Chungcheong.htm   (250 words)

  
 CONK! Encyclopedia: Gangwon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
In 1945, Gangwon-do (along with the rest of Korea) was divided by the 38th parallel north in 1945 into American and Soviet zones of occupation in the south and north respectively.
Gangwon-do is bounded on the west by Gyeonggi-do province, on the south by the provinces of Chungcheongbuk-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do, and on the east by the Sea of Japan (East Sea).
To the north lies the province's North Korean counterpart, Kangwŏn province.
www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Gangwon   (458 words)

  
 Chungcheong Information - TextSheet.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Chungcheong Province (Chungcheong-do (충청도 忠淸道) in Korean) was a province (Do) of Korea from 1413 until 1896.
It took its name from the cities of Chungju (충주; 忠州;) and Cheongju (청주; 淸州;), both of which are located today in North Chungcheong (Cheongju is the capital of North Chungcheong).
The provincial capital of Chungcheong was located at Gongju, which had been the capital of the kingdom of Baekje from 475 to 538.
www.search-mesothelioma.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/chungcheong.html   (248 words)

  
 North Chungcheong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
North Chungcheong (Chungcheong-bukdo; 충청 북도; 忠清北道) is a province (Do) in the centre of South Korea.
It was formed in 1896 from the northeastern half of the former Chungcheong Province, was a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea.
The province is mostly mountainous, dominated by the Noryong Mountains to the north and the Sobaek Mountains to the east.
www.theezine.net /n/north-chungcheong.html   (259 words)

  
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South Chungcheong province, on the north by Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces, on the south by
North Jeolla province, and on the east by North Gyeongsang.
Noryeong Mountains to the north and the Sobaek Mountains to the east.
en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/North_Chungcheong   (185 words)

  
 Gyeonggi
The boundary between the American zone in the south and the Soviet zone in the north was the 38th parallel.
In 1951, the area around Kaesŏng came under North Korean control during the Korean War, and officially became part of that country at the end of hostilities in 1953.
The province is bounded on the east by Gangwon-do province, on the south by Chungcheongbuk-do and Chungcheongnam-do provinces, and on the west by Incheon and the Yellow Sea.
www.algebra.com /algebra/about/history/Gyeonggi.wikipedia   (545 words)

  
 Provinces of Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Taejo expanded the country's territory by conquering part of the land formerly belonging to Goguryeo, in the northwest of the Korean peninsula, as far north as the Yalu (Amnok) River.
The thirteen provinces were: North and South Chungcheong, Gangwon, Gyeonggi, North and South Gyeongsang, North and South Hamgyŏng, Hwanghae, North and South Jeolla, and North and South P'yŏngan.
Finally, the new provinces of Jeju (in the south, in 1946) and Chagang (in the north, 1949) were formed, from parts of South Jeolla and North P'yŏngan respectively.
www.lexington-fayette.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Provinces_of_Korea   (1515 words)

  
 Gangwon
Gangwon (Gangwon-do; 강원도; 江原道) is a province in the north east of South Korea.
It is bounded on the west by Gyeonggi province, on the south by the provinces of North Chungcheong and North Gyeongsang, and on the east by the East Sea.
Before the division of North and South Korea along the 38th parallel in 1945, the province stretched to what is now North Korean territory.
encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/g/ga/gangwon.html   (238 words)

  
 Gangwon
Before the division of Korea in 1945, Gangwon and its North Korean neighbour Kangwŏn formed a single province, one of the former eight provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty.
Along with the rest of Korea, Gangwon Province was divided by the 38th parallel north in 1945 into American and Soviet zones of occupation in the south and north respectively.
Gangwon is bounded on the west by Gyeonggi province, on the south by the provinces of North Chungcheong and North Gyeongsang, and on the east by the East Sea.
www.mcfly.org /Gangwon   (356 words)

  
 ipedia.com: North Jeolla Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
North Jeolla (Jeollabuk-do; 전라 북도; 全羅北道, also Chonbuk as an obvious contraction) is a province (Do) in the southwest of South Korea.
The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Jeolla province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea.
The province is part of the Honam region, and is bounded on the west by the Yellow Sea, on the north by South Chungcheong Province, on the south by South Jeolla, and on the east by North and South Gyeongsang Provinces.
www.ipedia.com /north_jeolla.html   (288 words)

  
 provinces of korea
At the end of the Korean War (1950-1953), a new boundary between North and South Korea was established along the Demilitarized Zone, which cuts across the 38th parallel at an acute angle from southwest to northeast.
The North Korean section of Gyeonggi Province was redesignated a special city (Kaesŏng), along with P'yŏngyang and Ch'ŏngjin (which is no longer a special city).
A wall was constructed from the Yalu (Amnok) River in the northwest to East Sea (Sea of Japan) in the southeast, on the boundary between Goryeo and the northeastern Jurched territory.
www.fact-library.com /provinces_of_korea.html   (1416 words)

  
 Read about South Chungcheong at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research South Chungcheong and learn about South Chungcheong ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The province was formed in 1896 from the southwestern half of the former Chungcheong province, remained a province of
Yellow Sea, on the north by Gyeonggi province, on the south by North Jeolla province, and on the east by
South Chungcheong is divided into 7 cities ("Si" or "Shi") and 9 counties ("Gun").
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/South_Chungcheong   (260 words)

  
 Provinces of Korea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Taejo expanded the country's territory by conquering part of the land formerly belonging to Goguryeo, in the northwest of the Korean peninsula, as far north as the Yalu River.
A wall was constructed from the Yalu River in the northwest to the Sea of Japan (East Sea) in the southeast, on the boundary between Goryeo and the northeastern Jurched territory.
Gangwon Province was divided roughly in half, to form modern-day Gangwon Province in South Korea and Kangwŏn Province in North Korea.
www.tocatch.info /en/Provinces_of_Korea.htm   (1458 words)

  
 North Gyeongsang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea.
The province is part of the Yeongnam region, and is bounded on the east by the East Sea, on the south by South Gyeongsang Province, on the west by North Jeolla and North Chungcheong Provinces, and on the north by Gangwon Province.
North Gyeongsang is the homeland of the former kingdom of Silla and has retained much of its cultural tradition.
www.aseannewsnetwork.com /articles/content/n/no/north_gyeongsang.html   (804 words)

  
 Bambooweb: Jeolla
The province was formed in 1009 (during the Goryeo Dynasty) and was divided into modern-day North and South Jeolla in 1896.
Jeolla replaced the former Goryeo-era provinces of Gangnam and Haeyang (modern-day North and South Jeolla respectively).
The two cities were both former Mok (administrative divisions in early Goryeo), and became the provincial capitals of North and South Jeolla respectively in 1896.
www.bambooweb.com /articles/j/e/Jeolla.html   (192 words)

  
 Bambooweb: Daegu
Daegu is a designated Metropolitan City under the direct control of the South Korean Home Minister, and also the capital of North Gyeongsang province.
Daegu was the capital of the former Gyeongsang province from 1392 until 1896, and has been the capital of North Gyeongsang since that province's formation in 1896.
During the Joseon Dynasty, the city was the administrative, economic and cultural centre of the entire Gyeongsang region, a role largely taken over now by Busan in South Gyeongsang.
www.bambooweb.com /articles/d/a/Daegu.html   (358 words)

  
 Yeongdong . Korea . North Chungcheong . South Korea . Yeongdong County . North Korea . Seoul . Regions of Korea . ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Yeongdong is the name of the region coinciding with eastern Gangwon Province in South Korea and eastern Kangwon Kangwŏn Province in North Korea.
Main article: Culture of North Korea North Korea s government is perceived by western governments as "extremely reclusive", and as a result few foreigners want to enter the country.
It is bordered by Pogradec and the Republic of Macedonia to the north, by Greece with the Greek prefecture of Florina to the east, Devoll District Devoll to the southeast, by Kolonjë and Përmet to the southwest, and by...
www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Yeongdong   (752 words)

  
 SARS: South Korea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
To the north its borders North Korea with which it formed a single nation until 1948, while Japan lies across the East Sea and Korean Strait to the southeast.
In Population Ranked 25th June 1950 the North invaded the South К- Total (2002) 48,324,000 igniting the Korean War.
Politics Head of state of the republic of Korea is the president, who is elected by direct popular vote for a single five-year term.
www.theparentingsearch.com /SARS/South_Korea.shtml   (1023 words)

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