ong ▁Province ▁in ▁South ▁Korea . ▁ ▁History ▁Che ong ju ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁important ▁provincial ▁town ▁since ▁ancient ▁times . ▁ ▁During ▁H ide y oshi ' s ▁In vas ions ▁of ▁Korea , ▁Che ong ju ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Che ong ju , ▁during ▁which ▁the ▁Korean ▁forces ▁re - to ok ▁the ▁city ▁from ▁the ▁Japanese ▁forces ▁in ▁an ▁important ▁early ▁victory . ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁province ▁re located ▁here ▁from ▁Ch ung ju ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ung bu k - line ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁spark ed ▁regional ▁development . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Che ong ju ▁and ▁Che ong won - gun ▁were ▁separated , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁Che ong ju ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁Che ong ju ▁City . ▁After wards , ▁it ▁went ▁through ▁the ▁separation ▁of ▁administrative ▁d ong ▁and ▁their ▁transfer ▁to ▁Che ong won - gun , ▁with ▁ 2 ▁branch ▁offices ▁( E ast ▁and ▁West ) ▁established ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁that ▁were ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁Sang d ang - gu ▁and ▁He ung de ok - gu ▁in ▁January . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Ge um ▁River ▁goes ▁through ▁right ▁center ▁of ▁Che ong ju ▁city . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁trib ut aries ▁of ▁Mus im ▁and ▁Mi ho ▁flow ▁together ▁in ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁city . ▁To ▁east ▁and ▁west ,