Chinju
Jinju
Jinju or Chinju (jēnˈjo͞oˈ), city (1995 pop. 329,913), S South Gyeongsang (Kyongsang) prov., S South Korea. It is a transportation, agricultural, and cultural center, with industries producing food products and textiles, especially cotton. It was the capital of the province during the Choson (Yi) dynasty.
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Chinju
a city in South Korea, in Kyongsang-namdo (South Kyongsang Province), on the Nam-gang, a tributary of the Naktong-gang. Located west of Pusan. Population, 119,400 (1970). Chinju is an important transportation junction, and it is the center of an agricultural region that produces rice, cotton, and tobacco. The city has food-processing and textile industries.
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