Chungju (충주시, 忠州市; loyal.province.city) is a city in Chungcheongbuk-do. The population as of 2004 was 208,557, including:
- 207,534 Koreans and
- 1,023 non-Koreans.
[edit] General
[edit] Administrative divisions of Chungju
Dongs:
Myeons:
Chungju was the capital of the province before it was moved to Cheongju in 1908.
[edit] Tourism
[edit] Accommodation
There's a big motel area just east of the Chungju train station and around a kilometer south of the intercity bus terminal. Some cheaper yeogwans are scattered around the downtown area.
[edit] Intercity Bus Terminal area
Some small establishments are in the bus station itself. On the second floor of the adjacent Lotte department store, there's a food court with a Lotteria, a Jeonju bibimbap place, a Natuur's ice cream, and one or two others.
- Bonjuk is right across from the bus terminal. Tel (043) 852-5288. Quite a few varieties of rice porridge.
There's another juk restaurant right at the end of the street in front of the bus terminal.
[edit] Points of interest
[edit] Shopping
- Chungguk Jikpum Bancheom This is a small shop selling Chinese food items and Chinese liquor. One feature is a selection of wheat-free (corn, mung bean, etc.) pasta of various types. The Chinese liquor is stronger than the Korean soju - it ranges from 45% to 60% alcohol. A 250 ml. bottle that is 2 1/2 times stronger than soju is available for 1200 won.
[edit] Restaurants and Bars
[edit] Restaurants
As the average Korean, Japanese, and Chinese restaurants are in abundance throughout Korea and are easy for foreigners to find, the following restaurants reflect a sampling of restaurants considered to be either popular or are western-friendly choices and other ethnic foods.
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