Jeongju

Japanese: 定州 - ていしゅう

A county in the southern part of North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Located on the vast Bokcheon Plain, which connects the alluvial plains of the lower reaches of the Cheon River with the coastal plains along the Yellow Sea, it is one of North Korea's leading grain-producing regions. During the Hong Gyeong-nae Rebellion of 1812, the peasant army barricaded themselves in the area, making it the site of the fiercest battle. It is known as one of the places where Christianity was established early after the country was opened to the world, and it was home to Osan School (founded by Ri Seung-hoon in 1907), the cradle of modern education in Korea. Jeongju-eup, the central area, is an important intermediate station on the Pyongui Line (Pyongyang - Sinuiju) and the junction of the Pyongbuk Line (Pyongyang - Supung Power Station) which leads to Kusong and Sakju.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

朝鮮民主主義人民共和国，平安北道南部の郡。川江下流の沖積平野と黄海沿岸の海岸平野が連なった広大な博川平野に位置し，北朝鮮有数の穀倉地帯となっている。1812年の洪景来の反乱のときには農民軍が籠城し最大の激戦地となった。開国後キリスト教がいち早く定着したところとして知られ，朝鮮における近代教育の揺籃，五山学校(1907年，李昇薫が設立)があった。中心地の定州邑は平義線(平壌～新義州)の中間要駅で，亀城，朔州方面へ至る平北線(平壌～水豊発電所)の分岐点となっている。

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