Jeongeup

Demographics

Jeongeup's population is in decline, with an average of 56 people moving to the city every day but 91 leaving, with the birth and death rates being equal. The divorce rate currently runs at 50%.

Geography

The main hills in Jeongeup are Naejang-san National Park and Ibamsan, though there are also several smaller hills in the city. It is the east of the city which is more mountainous, the west being a plain around the Dongjin River. There are several streams in Jeongeup, most notably the Jeongeupcheon, a tributary of the Dongjin. This over went a makeover by the city council in December 2009.

Attractions

Jeongeup, like many cities in Korea, had a hyanggyo, or Confucian school, where people were trained in Confucian ways. This building is a tourist attraction today, but is not open to the public.

Jeongeup is known for a traditional song from the Baekje Kingdom era, known as Jeongeup-ga. The song tells the tale of the lamenting heart of a woman waiting for her peddler husband's return.

Naejangsa Temple: first erected in 636, but most of its current buildings were built after the Japanese invasions of Korea in 1597 and the Korean War. On 31 October 2012, the temple was destroyed in a fire that broke out.

Festivals

A maple festival around Naejang-san is held annually. The maple leaves here are widely regarded as some of the most beautiful in the country. The festival was abolished in 2002 but was revived in 2007. This festival includes several events regarding the chrysanthemum love.

Additionally, a century ago, Jeongeup was the site of a revolution by the religious movement of Cheondoism. A lot of peasants joined the movement against the Japanese invaders. For this, Jeongeup holds an annual ceremony to commemorate the event.

Notable people

• Seung Hwan Oh, professional baseball player, Olympic gold medalist
• Song Dae-kwan, singer
• Yu Sung-yup, politician

Twin towns – sister cities

Jeongeup is twinned with:

• ROK Jongno District, Seoul
• ROK Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province
• ROK Sokcho, Gangwon
• ROK Suseong District, Daegu
• PRC Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
• JPN Narita, Chiba, Japan

Climate

Jeongeup has a cooler version of a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa).

| Jan record high C = 18.5 | Feb record high C = 21.7 | Mar record high C = 28.4 | Apr record high C = 31.0 | May record high C = 34.1 | Jun record high C = 34.2 | Jul record high C = 37.3 | Aug record high C = 38.4 | Sep record high C = 37.3 | Oct record high C = 30.7 | Nov record high C = 27.6 | Dec record high C = 19.6 | year record high C = 38.4

| Jan record low C = -19.8 | Feb record low C = -20.0 | Mar record low C = -10.9 | Apr record low C = -4.2 | May record low C = 2.4 | Jun record low C = 8.5 | Jul record low C = 13.1 | Aug record low C = 11.6 | Sep record low C = 5.6 | Oct record low C = -1.5 | Nov record low C = -10.4 | Dec record low C = -15.2 | year record low C = -20.0

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Gallery

File:Looking downstream along the Jeongeupcheon from Chosangyo - 2009-02-04.JPG|Looking downstream along the Jeongeupcheon from Chosangyo File:Jeongeup Station - 2009-02-04.JPG|Jeongeup Station File:Street in central Jeongeup - 2009-02-04.JPG|Street in central Jeongeup File:Jeongeup Hyanggyo - 2009-02-04.JPG|Hyanggyo File:Jeongeup Chungryeolsa - 2009-02-04.JPG|Chungryeolsa File:Jeongeup Chungryeolsa Statue - 2009-02-04.JPG|Statue guarding Chungryeolsa File:Jeongeup Seonghwangsan War Memorial - 2009-02-04.JPG|Memorial to those who fell defending South Korea

References

References

1. (2024). "Population statistics".
2. link. Jeongeup City Council
3. Cin, Woo Lee. (10 February 2012). "Simply stunning: 33 incredible Korean temples". CNN Travel.
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6. ""Welcome to honam Udo nongak"".