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For similar names, see Chongju (disambiguation).
Chungju
충주
忠州— Municipal City — Korean transcription(s) – Hangul 충주시 – Hanja 忠州市 – Revised Romanization Chungju-si – McCune-Reischauer Ch'ungju-si 
Emblem of Chungju
Location in South Korea
ChungjuCoordinates: 36°58′N 127°57′E / 36.967°N 127.95°E Country 
South KoreaRegion Hoseo Administrative divisions 1 eup, 12 myeon, 12 dong Area – Total 153.45 km2 (59.2 sq mi) Population (November 2010) – Total 218,098 – Dialect Chungcheong Chungju is a city in North Chungcheong province, South Korea. Namsan is a mountain located on the outskirts of the city.
The city is famous for the annual martial arts festival held in October. Also of note, UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon grew up here.
Contents
Symbol
- City Flower : Chrysanthemum
- City Bird : Mandarin duck
- City Tree : Apple tree
Chungju Lake
Chungju Dam is the country's biggest multi-purpose dam that links together Chungju and its neighborhoods. It creates a manmade lake with a vast body of water.
Woraksan Mt and Songnae valley are located nearby. Additionally, this area has cherished cave area/springs.[1]
In 2013 it will host the 2013 World Rowing Championships.
Products
Chungju is famous for its production of apples. The principal reasons being because of the large amount of daylight received and high difference of temperatures. The growing of apples started 300 years ago from China and it was 1912 when the city officially began to plant trees. The scale is the greatest in Chungcheongbuk-do.[2]
Education
There are two universities in Chungju: Konkuk University (Chungju campus) and Chungju National University.
Climate
Climate data for Chungju (1981−2010) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Average high °C (°F) 1.9
(35.4)5.1
(41.2)11.4
(52.5)19.4
(66.9)24.0
(75.2)27.6
(81.7)29.6
(85.3)30.2
(86.4)25.8
(78.4)20.0
(68.0)12.1
(53.8)5.0
(41.0)17.7 Daily mean °C (°F) −4.2
(24.4)−1.3
(29.7)4.7
(40.5)11.7
(53.1)17.1
(62.8)21.7
(71.1)24.7
(76.5)24.9
(76.8)19.3
(66.7)12.4
(54.3)5.3
(41.5)−1
(30)11.2 Average low °C (°F) −9.5
(14.9)−6.8
(19.8)−1.2
(29.8)4.4
(39.9)10.7
(51.3)16.4
(61.5)20.7
(69.3)20.8
(69.4)14.6
(58.3)6.8
(44.2)−0.1
(31.8)−6
(21)5.9 Precipitation mm (inches) 21.2
(0.835)23.2
(0.913)44.9
(1.768)63.1
(2.484)88.7
(3.492)134.7
(5.303)293.5
(11.555)268.6
(10.575)148.9
(5.862)57.5
(2.264)47.2
(1.858)21.1
(0.831)1,212.7
(47.744)% humidity 72.9 69.0 65.7 60.4 64.3 70.4 77.4 78.5 78.4 76.2 75.2 74.9 71.9 Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.1 6.7 8.1 7.9 8.7 9.4 14.8 14.1 8.6 6.4 8.1 7.2 107.1 Sunshine hours 168.7 175.6 203.0 233.0 242.9 219.9 178.7 197.2 188.7 193.5 152.7 156.5 2,310.3 Source: Korea Meteorological Administration [3] Sister cities
City Country Year Yugawara 
JapanTaichung 
TaiwanMusashino JapanDaqing 
ChinaSee also
- List of cities in South Korea
- Tangeum Lake
References
- ^ [출발!2박 2일] 충주호, Hankook Ilbo 2003-05-29
- ^ http://www.cj100.net/sub06/?menucode=06_03_01_01_01 (kor)
- ^ "평년값자료(1981−2010) 충주(127)". Korea Meteorological Administration. http://www.kma.go.kr/weather/climate/average_30years.jsp?yy_st=2011&stn=127&norm=M&x=23&y=11&obs=0&mm=5&dd=1. Retrieved 2011−05−01.
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