Cheongdo County
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Cheongdo County is an county
in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
. It is connected to the national transportation grid by the Gyeongbu Line
railroad and the Daegu-Busan Expressway
. The seat of government is located in the center of the county, in Hwayang-eup.
In the Samhan
period, Cheongdo may have been the site of the small polity of Ieso-guk. It was later absorbed into Silla
, and gained its current name of "Cheongdo" in 940. The county's nine subdivisions were established in 1919. The county government moved to its current location in 1961. In 1966, the New Village Movement began in Sindo 1-ri, Cheongdo-eup.
Every year Cheongdo is host to an international bullfighting
festival.
Administrative divisions of South Korea
||South Korea is divided into 8 provinces , 1 special autonomous province , 6 metropolitan cities , and 1 special city...
in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. It is connected to the national transportation grid by the Gyeongbu Line
Gyeongbu Line
The Gyeongbu Line is the most important railway line in South Korea and one of the oldest. It was constructed by Japan in 1905, connecting Seoul to Suwon, Daejeon, Daegu, and Busan. The Gyeongbu Line is by far the most heavily travelled rail line in South Korea...
railroad and the Daegu-Busan Expressway
Daegu-Busan Expressway
The Daegu-Busan Expressway is an expressway in southeastern South Korea, connecting the cities of Busan and Daegu. It is 82 kilometers long, with two lanes of traffic in each direction and eight interchanges...
. The seat of government is located in the center of the county, in Hwayang-eup.
In the Samhan
Samhan
The Samhan period of Korean history comprises confederacies of Mahan, Jinhan, and Byeonhan in central and southern Korean peninsula, during the final century BCE and the early centuries CE....
period, Cheongdo may have been the site of the small polity of Ieso-guk. It was later absorbed into Silla
Silla
Silla was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and one of the longest sustained dynasties in...
, and gained its current name of "Cheongdo" in 940. The county's nine subdivisions were established in 1919. The county government moved to its current location in 1961. In 1966, the New Village Movement began in Sindo 1-ri, Cheongdo-eup.
Every year Cheongdo is host to an international bullfighting
Bullfighting
Bullfighting is a traditional spectacle of Spain, Portugal, southern France and some Latin American countries , in which one or more bulls are baited in a bullring for sport and entertainment...
festival.
Administrative divisions
Cheongdo is divided into two eup and seven myeon, as below. These in turn are divided into 212 ri, and 668 natural villages (jayeon burak).- Hwayang-eup
- Cheongdo-eup
- Gakbuk-myeon
- Punggak-myeon
- Iseo-myeonIseo-myeonIseo-myeon can refer to three different myeon in South Korea:*Iseo-myeon, Cheongdo, in Cheongdo County, Gyeongsangbuk-do*Iseo-myeon, Wanju, in Wanju County, Jeollabuk-do*Iseo-myeon, Hwasun, in Hwasun County, Jeollanam-do...
- Gangnam-myeon
- Maejeon-myeonMaejeon-myeonMaejeon-myeon is a myeon, or township, in Cheongdo County, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. Maejeon is home to two Elementary schools and Maejeon Middle School....
- Geumcheon-myeonGeumcheon-myeonGeumcheon-myeon, CheongdoGeumcheon-myeon is a myeon, or township, in eastern Cheongdo County, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. Geumcheon-myeon is composed of 10 subdivisions known as ri....
- Unmun-myeonUnmun-myeonUnmun-myeon is a myeon, or township, in Cheongdo County, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. It is the easternmost township in Cheongdo.Unmun township is home to several Buddhist Temples. The most famous one is Unmun Temple , located in the southeast corner of Cheongdo County. Unmun Temple is home of...