Jecheon

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Jecheon

Total population

136,432

Air quality index

62Moderate

Land area882.47 km²

Coordinates37.13°, 128.19°

Demographic figures from Statistics Korea (KOSTAT). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Jecheon is a city in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. The city is a major railway junction or a transportation mecca, served by the Jungang, Chungbuk and Taebaek Lines. Jecheon has scenic surroundings and several tourist spots like the Uirimji Reservoir, Cheongpung Lake and Cheongpung Cultural Properties complex. It is also the home of Semyung University.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Uhm Jeong-hwa

South Korean singer and actress

Uhm Tae-woong

South Korean actor

MC Sniper

South Korean rapper

Jung Woong-in

South Korean actor

Kim So-hui

South Korean taekwondo practitioner

Seo Hyuk-su

South Korean footballer

Shin Dong-yup

South Korean comedian, presenter

K

Kim Jong-hak

South Korean TV director and producer (1951-2013)

Y

Yoo In-tae

South Korean politician

Jung Jong-chul

South Korean comedian

Han Ye-ri

South Korean actress

H

Hwang Hak-su

O

Oh Tak-beon

South Korean writer

K

Kim Jong-dae

South Korean politician

K

Kim Chang-gon

South Korean civil servant (1949 -)

Y

Yuju (1985)

South Korean singer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.