Editing Cheongju (section)

{{Short description|City in North Chungcheong, South Korea}}
{{For|the rice wine|Cheongju (drink)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Cheongju, South Korea
| native_name             = {{lang|ko|청주시}}
| translit_lang1          = Korean 
| settlement_type         = [[List of cities in South Korea|Specific city]]
| translit_lang1_type1    = [[Hangul]]
| translit_lang1_info1    = {{lang|ko|청주시}}
| translit_lang1_type2    = [[Hanja]]
| translit_lang1_info2    = {{lang|ko|淸州市}}
| translit_lang1_type3    = {{nowrap|[[Revised Romanization of Korean|Revised Romanization]]}}
| translit_lang1_info3    = Cheongju-si
| translit_lang1_type4    = {{nowrap|[[McCune–Reischauer]]}}
| translit_lang1_info4    = Ch'ŏngju-si
| image_skyline           = Cheongju Sangdangsangseong.jpg
| imagesize               = 
| image_caption           = A front view of Sangdang Fortress
| image_flag              = Flag of Cheongju.svg
| image_seal              = Cheongju City logo(without text).png
| anthem                  = You are so Dynamic
| image_map               = North Chungcheong-Cheongju.svg
| mapsize                 = 
| map_caption             = Location in South Korea
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = {{flag|South Korea}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[Regions of Korea|Region]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Hoseo]]
| established_title1      = First mention
| established_date1       = 940
| established_title2      = Founded
| established_date2       = 1946  
| population_blank1_title = Dialect
| population_blank1       = [[Chungcheong dialect|Chungcheong]]
| area_total_km2          = 940.3
| population_as_of        = September 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jumin.mois.go.kr/|title=Population statistics |date=2024|website=Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety}}</ref>
| population_total        = 853,938
| population_density_km2  = auto
| parts_type              = [[Administrative divisions of South Korea|Administrative divisions]]
| parts                   = 4 ''gu'', 30 legal ''dong'', 3 ''eup'', 10 ''myeon''
| coordinates             = {{Coord|36|38|N|127|29|E|region:KR-43|display=it}}
| elevation_m             = 39
| image_blank_emblem      = 
| blank_emblem_type       = 
| postal_code_type        = Postal code
| postal_code             = 28100~28899
| area_code               = (+82) 43-2xx
| website                 = {{URL|cheongju.go.kr/english/index.do}}
<!-- government type, leaders -->
| government_footnotes    = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| leader_party            = 
| leader_title            = mayor
| leader_name             = Lee Beom-seok ({{Korean|hangul=이범석|labels=no}})
| leader_title1           = 
| leader_name1            = <!-- etc., up to leader_title4 / leader_name4 -->
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| timezone1               = [[Time in South Korea|KST]]
| utc_offset1             = +09:00
| timezone1_DST           = 
| utc_offset1_DST         = 
}}

'''Cheongju''' ({{Korean|hangul=청주}}; {{IPA|ko|tɕʰʌŋ.dʑu}}) is the capital and largest [[list of cities in South Korea|city]] of [[North Chungcheong Province]] in [[South Korea]]. The 'Cheong' in the name of Chungcheong Province is the Cheong of Cheongju.