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Chungcheong (Chungcheong-do) was one of the eight provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. The province was formed in 1413 and was divided into modern-day North and South Chungcheong in 1896.

The province was formed form the southern portion of the former Goryeo-era province of Yanggwang . It took its name from the cities of ChungjuChungju is a city in North Chungcheong province, South Korea. See also List of Korea-related topics External link Cities in South Korea. (충주; 忠州) and Cheongju (청주; 淸州), both of which are located today in North Chungcheong (Cheongju is the capital of North Chungcheong). The provincial capital of Chungcheong was located at GongjuGongju City Korean Name Revised RomanizationGongju-si McCune-ReischauerKongju-shi Hangul Hanja Short NameGongju (Kongju;; ) Statistics Population Area GovernmentProposed future capital of South Korea Division of South Chungcheong Administrative Divisions?, which had been the capital of the kingdom of BaekjeBaekje was a kingdom in southwestern Korea. In Korea, it is known as one of the Three Kingdoms, along with Goguryeo and Silla. It was destroyed by an alliance of Silla and the Tang Empire in 660 AD. History Hanseong period (BC 18 ~ AD 475) There are two d from 475See also 475 (number) Events Orestes forces western Roman emperor Julius Nepos to flee and declares his son Romulus Augustus to be emperor. Euric, king of the Visigoths, returns Provence to Rome in exchange for full independence. Byzantine emperor Zeno is to 538Events End of the Kofun and beginning of the Asuka period, the second part of the Yamato period in Japan. Buddhism introduced formally into Japan (by some accounts; see also 552). End of the Ostrogothic siege of Rome. Gabhran becomes king of Dalriada.. The regional name for Chungcheong is " Hoseo ," although this name is almost never used today.

Chungcheong was bordered on the north by Gyeonggi Province, on the east by Gangweon and Gyeongsang Provinces, on the south by Jeolla Province, and on the west by the Yellow Sea. The region is mountainous in the east (the North province) and somewhat lower and flatter in the west (the South province). Historically, almost all transportation and communication routes between Seoul and the southern Honam (Jeolla) and Yeongnam (Gyeongsang) regions have gone through the Chungcheong region, and today Daejeon—the region's largest city—is a major railway and freeway junction. Apart from Daejeon, Cheongju, Chungju, and Gongju, other large or notable cities include Cheonan and Janghang .