Jincheon (진천군) is a county in Chungcheongbuk-do. The population as of 2004 was 62,491, including:
- 60,347 Koreans and
- 2,144 non-Koreans.
- Area: 406.08㎢
- Population density: 150명/(2002)
- Number of households: 20,971(2002)
- Administrative divisions: 1 eup, 6 myeon
- Location of county office: 463 Eupnae-ri, Jincheon-eup, Jincheon-gun (진천군 진천읍 읍내리 463)
- County flower: Rose (장미)
- County tree: Ginkgo (은행나무)
- County bird: Magpie (까치)
To the east are the counties of Eumseong and Goesan, to the south is the county of Cheongwon, to the west is the city of Cheonan in the province of Chungcheongnam-do, and to the north is the city of Anseong in Gyeonggi-do.
Jincheon is located at 127°17'∼127°36' East, 36°45'∼37°01' North, in an area with a large number of mountains. To the south and the east is an area with mountains generally under 400 metres.
The climate is continental with a large amount of rain. The average yearly temperature is 11.3℃, the average in January is －5℃, and that in August is 25.8℃. The average precipitation over the year is 1,199 mm.
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