Cheongju-si
A large city in South Korea's North Chungcheong Province with a walkable centre full of cafés and restaurants, set against mountain terrain and close to water. Cheongju serves as the provincial capital and is a practical base for the wider region, with its own domestic airport handling routes that also serve nearby Daejeon. The city took its current form in 2014 when the former Cheongju city and Cheongwon county merged into a single urban-rural municipality.
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- Population852,147
- Nearest water from center 0.5 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.0 km1.2 mi
Cheongju-si: quick answers
Where is Cheongju-si?
Cheongju-si is in South Korea, about 33 km21 miles in a straight line from Daejeon.
How do you get to Cheongju-si?
The nearest airport is Cheongju (CJJ), about 27 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Cheongju-si?
The warmest month is August, averaging 25°C77°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -2°C29°F. The wettest month is July, with about 257 mm10.1 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Cheongju-si?
OpenStreetMap lists 10 museums, 29 restaurants, 16 cafés and 52 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.