Cheongyang County
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Cheongyang
| native_name = {{nobold|청양군}}
| native_name_lang = ko
| translit_lang1 = Korean
| settlement_type = County
| translit_lang1_type1 = Hangul
| translit_lang1_info1 = {{lang|ko|청양군}}
| translit_lang1_type2 = Hanja
| translit_lang1_info2 = {{lang|ko|{{linktext|靑|陽|郡}}}}
| translit_lang1_type3 = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}}
| translit_lang1_info3 = Cheongyang-gun
| translit_lang1_type4 = {{nowrap|McCune-Reischauer}}
| translit_lang1_info4 = Ch'ŏngyang-gun
| image_skyline = 축산기술연구소.jpg
| imagesize =
| image_caption = Chungnam Livestock Research Institute
| image_map = South Chungcheong-Cheongyang.svg
| mapsize =
| map_caption = Location in South Korea
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|South Korea}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Hoseo
| population_blank1_title = Dialect
| population_blank1 = Chungcheong
| area_total_km2 = 479.57
| population_as_of = September 2024{{cite web |url=https://jumin.mois.go.kr/|title=Population statistics |date=2024|website=Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety}}
| population_total = 29,687
| population_density_km2 = 77.6
| parts_type = Administrative divisions
| parts = 1 eup, 9 myeon
| image_blank_emblem = Cheongyang logo.jpg
| blank_emblem_type = Emblem of Cheongyang
| image_flag = Flag of Cheongyang.svg
}}
Cheongyang County ({{Korean|hangul=청양군|rr=Cheongyang-gun}}) is a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. A predominantly rural area, it is known throughout Korea for the spicy Cheongyang chili peppers which are grown there. Another noted local specialty is the fruit of the gugija. The county is home to Cheongyang Provincial College.
Notable people
- Kim Hye-soo – actress
- Hong Seok-cheon – host, actor
- Lee Chun-hee – actor
- Song Yo-chan - Lieutenant General, politician, and former acting Prime Minister of South Korea.
Twin towns – sister cities
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Cheongyang is twinned with:
- Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
- Seocho-gu, Seoul
- Gangdong-gu, Seoul
- Mapo-gu, Seoul
- Geumcheon-gu, Seoul
- Ansan, Gyeonggi
- Gunpo, Gyeonggi
- Dong-gu, Daejeon
References
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External links
- [http://eng.cheongyang.go.kr/eng.do County government website]
{{South Chungcheong}}
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Category:Counties of South Chungcheong Province
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