Jeongeup

Location o Jeongeup in Jeollabuk-do

Jeongeup (Jeongeup-si) is a ceety in the province o Jeollabuk-do, Republic o Korea. The ceety limits include Naejang-san Naitional Pairk, a popular destination pairticularly in hairst due tae its foliage. Jeongeup is on the Honam Expressway an Honam Line, wi the Seohaean Expressway an aw athin easy reak, providin links tae Seoul an Mokpo.

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  Jeongeup Station
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  Street in central Jeongeup

Demographics

Jeongeup's population is in decline, wi an average o 56 fowk flittin tae the ceety ivery day but 91 leavin, wi the birth an daith rates bein equal. The divorce rate currently rins at 50%.

Geography

The main hills in Jeongeup is Naejang-san Naitional Pairk an Ibamsan, though there are an aa several smawer hills in the ceety. It is the east o the ceety which is mair muntainous, the wast being a plain aroond the Dongjin River. There are several streams in Jeongeup, maist notably the Jeongeupcheon, a tributary o the Dongjin. This is unnergaun a makower bi the ceety cooncil, scheduled for completion in December 2009.

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  Leukin doun the burn alang the Jeongeupcheon frae Chosangyo

Climate

Climate data for Jeongeup (1981−2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average heich °C (°F)	4.3 (39.7)	6.7 (44.1)	12.3 (54.1)	19.4 (66.9)	24.3 (75.7)	27.8 (82.0)	30.2 (86.4)	31.1 (88.0)	26.9 (80.4)	21.4 (70.5)	14.0 (57.2)	7.2 (45.0)	18.8 (65.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−0.5 (31.1)	1.3 (34.3)	6.0 (42.8)	12.3 (54.1)	17.8 (64.0)	22.0 (71.6)	25.5 (77.9)	25.9 (78.6)	21.2 (70.2)	14.9 (58.8)	8.2 (46.8)	2.1 (35.8)	13.1 (55.6)
Average law °C (°F)	−4.8 (23.4)	−3.3 (26.1)	0.6 (33.1)	6.0 (42.8)	11.8 (53.2)	17.1 (62.8)	21.8 (71.2)	21.9 (71.4)	16.6 (61.9)	9.4 (48.9)	3.2 (37.8)	−2.3 (27.9)	8.2 (46.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	40.2 (1.58)	41.3 (1.63)	55.2 (2.17)	75.3 (2.96)	94.6 (3.72)	156.1 (6.15)	279.7 (11.01)	270.3 (10.64)	151.0 (5.94)	54.3 (2.14)	57.8 (2.28)	41.6 (1.64)	1,317.3 (51.86)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	10	8	8	7	8	9	13	14	8	6	8	9	108
Average relative humidity (%)	74.4	70.7	66.3	62.7	65.5	71.4	77.3	76.6	75.5	71.8	72.2	74.4	71.6
Mean monthly sunshine oors	149.0	161.0	195.7	225.4	235.8	193.5	174.6	195.6	191.0	206.3	157.2	141.5	2,229
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration

Tradition

Jeongeup, like mony ceeties in Korea, haed a hyanggyo, or Confucian schuil, whaur fowk wis trained in Confucian ways. This biggin is a tourist attraction thir days, but is lockit.

Jeongeup is kent for a traditional sang frae the Baekje Kinrick era, kent as Jeongeup-ga. The sang tells the tale o the lamentin hert o a wumman waitin for her peddler husband’s return.

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  Hyanggyo
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  Chungryeolsa
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  Statue guardin Chungryeolsa

Festivals

A maple festival aroond Naejang-san is held annually. The maple leafs here is widely regarded as some o the maist beautifu in the kintra. The festival wis abolished in 2002 but wis revived in 2007. This festival includes several events regardin the chrysanthemum lue.

Additionally, a century back, Jeongeup wis the steid o a revolution bi the releegious muivement o Cheondoism. A fair feck o peasants jyned the muivement against the Japanese invaders. For this, Jeongeup hauds an annual commemmorative ceremony.

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  Memorial tae thaim that fell defendin Korea

Sister ceeties

• Jongno-gu, Sooth Korea
• Sacheon, Sooth Korea
• Sokcho, Sooth Korea
• Suseong-gu, Sooth Korea
• Xuzhou, Cheenae
• Narita, Japan

See an aa

• Naejang-san
• Leet o ceeties in the Republic o Korea

Freemit airtins

• Jeongeup ceety govrenment Archived 2008-09-20 at the Wayback Machine