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Chuncheon
city, an ancient capital of Maek was called as
Usuju under the monarchy of Queen Sondok 6th year(637),
the 27th queen of Shinla. Usuju was renamed as
Suyakju(Ogeunnae or Suchayak) in the King Kyoungdok
16th year(757) and renamed later as Gwanghaeju. |
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In the
King Taejo 23th year(940) of Koryo, it was
renamed as Chunju and Chuncheon was under
the authority of Anbyun Doho-bu with Danryunsa
in the King of Sungjong 14th year(995).
Due to difficult traffic with perilous roads,
Chuncheon was promoted in status to Anyang
Doho-bu by Cho Chung-heon in the King of
Shinjong 6th year(1203) and separated from
Anbyun Doho-bu however, it was degraded
to Jichunjusa in the same year. |
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King
Taejong 13th year(1413) renamed it as Chuncheon,
the present name, which became one of counties
in administrative division, and was promoted
to Doho-bu in the King Taejong 15th(1415).
King Injo 5th year(1627) removed Doho-bu
and placed Bangeo-sa and Poto-sa, then Youngjo
23th year(1747) placed deputy delegate and
Jwayeong as Bangeo-sa was moved to Cheolwon.
Afterwards, it was degraded to Hyeon in
the King of Youngjo 13th year(1755) and
became Doho-bu in King Youngjo 40th(1764)
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As it
was promoted to Yusubu in King Kojong 25th
year(1888) to be under the control of Gyeonggi
and then Chuncheon Yusu(one of government
posts in Chosun) Min Do-ho constructed detached
palace at the place of Gangwon provincial
government by royar order and designated
it as a refuge in case of emergency condition
in the royal court. King Kojong 32nd(1895)
reorganized Gangwon-do with Chuncheon-bu(13
guns) and Gangreung-bu(9 guns) by abolishing
the previous 8 Do(s) and establishing 23
Bu(s). On Aug. 4 of 1896, the next year,
as 23-bu system was reformed into 14-do
system under the royal edict No. 36(Promulated
on Aug. 4, 1896), provincial authority was
reorganized into the provincial office and
it became Chuncheon-gun to govern 1 eup,
10 myeons and 108 ris. |
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It was
renamed as Cheon-gun Bunae-myeon in 1913
and reorganized into Chuncheon-myeon, as
one of 24 designated myeons including Suwon,
Songdo etc. The Chuncheon myeon was promoted
to eup from the reorganization of local
institution under the ordinance No. 103(Promulated
on Dec. 29, 1930) on Apr. 1 of 1931. |
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In 1938,
town street plan including the whole district
of eup and a part of Chiljun-ri , Sinnam-myeon
was performed, and 6 ris including Suksa,
Twegye, Onui of Sindong-myeon, Udu, Sanong
of Sinbuk-myeong and Hupyung-dong of Dong-myeon
etc. were incorporated into Chuncheo-eup
under ordinance No. 169(Promulgated on Sep.
30, 1939) on Oct. 1st of 1939 with a change
in 6 ris including Udu, Sanong-ri of Sinbuk-myeon,
Hupyung-ri of Dong-myeon, Suksa, Twekye
of Sindong-myeon and Onui-ri etc. to increase
administrative distric. |
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On June
1, 1946, Chuncheon-eup was promoted to Chuncheon-bu
and Chuncheon-gun was renamed as Chunseong-gun
by the 84th Military government law(Promulated
on May 13, 1946). On Aug. 15, 1949, it was
renamed as Chuncheon city, as local government
law became effective under Law No. 32(Promulated
on April 7, 1949). |
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Hoja
1-dong was divided as Hoja 3-dong was newly
established under City's Ordinance No. 365
(Promulated on July 1, 1970) on July 1,
1970, and on July 1, 1973, Samcheon and
Chiljeon-ri of Sindong-myeon, Geumsan(Jungdo)
and a part of Hyunam-ri of Seo-myeon, and
Sindong-ri of Sinbuk-myeon in Chunseong-gun
were incorporated into Chuncheon city, according
to the reorganization of administrative
district under Executive Order No. 6542(1973.
3. 12). Besides, Bukbang, Pungcheon-ri of
Dongsan-myeon were incorporated into Hongchun-gun
and Susan-ri of Buksan-myeon were incorporated
into Inje-gun. |
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On Jan.
1, 1986, Hupyeong-dong were divided into
Hupyeong 1,2 dongs under City's Ordinance
No. 1337, and on April 1, 1989, Sindong-myeon
Sinchon-ri agency was promoted to Dongnae-myeon
under the Gun's Ordinance No. 1200(Promulated
on March 29, 1989). On the same day, as
Nam-myeon Balsan agency was promoted to
Nam-myeon under Gun's Ordinance No. 1202,
the former Nam-myeon was renamed as Namsan-myeon.
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| On Feb. 1, 1992, it
was renamed as Chuncheon-gun under Law No. 4417(Promulated
on Dec. 14, 1991) and on Aug. 27, 1994, the division
results into Hupyeong 2,3 dongs under City's Ordinance
No. 1861.
Chuncheon city and Chuncheon-gun were united
and became Chuncheon city in the form of urban
and rural complex, under Law No. 4774 on the establishment
of 33 cities including Namyangju city in Gyeonggi-do
in the form of urban and rural complex(Promulated
on Aug. 3, 1994).
On March 1, 1998, Dong-myeon
Sanggeol agency was removed under City's Ordinance
No. 295(1998, 2, 26), and on Oct. 12, 1998, dong
offices in which the number of residents was less
than 5 thousand were abolished and united under
City's Ordinance No. 310(1998. 10. 12); Jungang-dong,
Sonak-dong and Soyang-dong were united into Soyang-dong,
as Geunhwa-dong, Hoban-dong into Geunhwa-dong,
Yaksa-dong, Jukrim-dong into Yaksamyeong-dong,
Onui-dong, Samsheon-dong and Chilsong-dong into
Gangnam-dong, Sau-dong, Udu-dong, Sanong-dong
and Sin-dong into Sinsau-dong, and Seo-myeon Deokduwon
agency, Sabuk-myeon Yongsan agency and Buksan-myeon
Jogyo agency were abolished under the same Ordinance. |
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