Jecheon

Jecheon (Korean: 제천; Korean pronunciation: [tɕe.tɕʰʌn]) 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.

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Jecheon 제천시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	제천시
• Hanja	堤川市
• Revised Romanization	Jecheon-si
• McCune–Reischauer	Chech'ŏn-si
Flag Emblem of Jecheon
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Hoseo
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 7 myeon, 9 dong
Government
• mayor	Kim Chang-gyu (김창규)
Area
• Total	882.47 km2 (340.72 sq mi)
Population  (September 2024[1])
• Total	129,066
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
• Dialect	Chungcheong
Time zone	UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Area code	(+82) 43-6xx

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The city's name derives from the Korean words je (堤, which means "dam") and cheon (川, which means "river").

Jecheon is located in the northern part of North Chungcheong Province bordering Mungyeong to the south, while Wonju and Yeongwol-gun, which are located in Gangwon Province, are to the north. It is well known for its mountains and lake environments.^[2] Jecheon is well known as the "healing city". A wide variety of traditional medical and herbal products and therapies are available, attracting people all over Korea to visit the city.^{[citation needed]}

As Korea's overall inland mountainous area, the natural environment is well preserved, and the air is so clear and pleasant that most mountain villages do not lose. Since there are not many ruins or tourist facilities in the city, Uirimji, built during the Samhan period, is used as a representative tourist destination.

Herbs are famous as local specialties. In particular, Hwanggi is said to distribute 80% of the nation's distribution through local herbal markets.

Jecheon has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa) with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers.

It is so cold that it often snows in April, commonly called Jeberia. There are even times when it hits minus 20 degrees Celsius in winter. Along with Bonghwa-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, it is the coldest winter region in the region south of Gangwon State and Gyeonggi-do. When a cold wave warning is issued in a nearby area, it is common to issue a cold wave warning, and padding is a must-have for winter rather than a coat. This is because it is an inland region and a double basin of 300m above sea level consisting of high mountains easily exceeding 1,000m above sea level, such as Chiaksan, Sobaeksan, and Wolaksan. As a result, it is an area where the annual temperature difference is quite large, similar to Cheorwon-gun when it is really cold. According to the official observation, the lowest temperature ever recorded was -27.4℃ on January 4, 1981. Since the 2010s, -25.9℃ recorded on January 6, 2010 and February 3, 2012 was the lowest.

Ten views in the city:

• Uirimji
• Bakdaljae
• Woraksan Mountain
• Cheongpoong cultural town, Hoban
• Geumsusan
• Yonghagugok
• Songgyegyegok
• Oksunbong
• Taksajeong
• Baeronseongji
• Solbat Park
• Deokjusansang Fortress
• Jecheon Hyanggyo
• Cheongpungho Lake Observatory

Jecheon is twinned with:^[6]

• Kim So-hui (김소희), taekwondo practitioner
• Park Sang-ha (박상하), volleyball player
• Jung Woong-in (정웅인), actor
• Lee Sang-kyu (이상규), activist, labourer and politician
• Lee Byungryul (이병률), poet, television writer, and prose writer
• Choi Geum-jin (최금진), poet
• Uhm Jung-hwa (엄정화), singer, actress and dancer
• Hwiyoung (Real Name: Kim Young-kyun, 김영균), singer, dancer, actor and K-pop idol, member of K-pop boygroup SF9
• Microdot and Sanchez, rappers, brothers, grew up in Auckland City, New Zealand.
• Lim Sung-jin (임성진), volleyball player

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• People Power Party (South Korea)