Cheongyang County

Cheongyang Flag Emblem of Cheongyang
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Hoseo
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 9 myeon
Area
• Total	479.57 km2 (185.16 sq mi)
Population  (2003)
• Total	37,194
• Density	77.6/km2 (201/sq mi)
• Dialect	Chungcheong

Cheongyang County (Korean: 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.

• 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.

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

• County government website

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South Chungcheong Province

Hongseong (capital)

Specific city

Cheonan	Dongnam Seobuk

Cities

• Asan
• Boryeong
• Dangjin
• Gongju
• Gyeryong
• Nonsan
• Seosan

Counties

• Buyeo
• Cheongyang
• Geumsan
• Hongseong
• Seocheon
• Taean
• Yesan

36°27′04″N 126°48′16″E / 36.4511111211°N 126.804444454°E / 36.4511111211; 126.804444454

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