Women made up 50.4% of the total county population of 29,538 in 2015.

[2] Most of the land is covered by forests (60%) and cultivated fields (30%).

[3][4] The county tree is Malchilus thunbergii, the flower camellia and the bird the swan.

[5] The local food specialties are wolfberry, which is used for liquor, tea and paste; cheongju red-colored rice wine, brown seaweed and black rice.

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