Heungdeok-gu

Heungdeok-gu is a non-autonomous district in the City of Cheongju in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Heungdeok-gu was re-established from a part of Heungdeok-gu and a part of Cheongwon-gun in July 2014. The newly created Seowon-gu annexed the part of Heungdeok-gu.

Heungdeok-gu
흥덕구
Non-autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul흥덕구
  Hanja興德區
  Revised RomanizationHeungdeok-gu
  McCune-ReischauerHŭngdŏk-ku
Heungdeok-gu office
Coordinates: 36°38′15″N 127°28′11″E
CountrySouth Korea
RegionHoseo
ProvinceNorth Chungcheong
CityCheongju
Administrative divisions1 eup, 2 myeon and 8 dong
Area
  Total198.27 km2 (76.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
  Total254,329
  Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
  Dialect
Chungcheong
Websitecheongju.go.kr
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