Chungmu Province

Chungmu Province
Province
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Location of Chungmu Province in Zhenia.
Country	Zhenia
Largest city	Hansan
Establishment	June 4, 1868
Capital	Arisu
Government
• Governor	Suho Cho (Union of Neo-Federalism)
Area
• Total	139,675.2 km2 (53,928.9 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	30,588,238
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (ZEST)
Federal Postal Code	07001-07999
Provincial Code	07
Website	www.chungmu.cm.zhen

Chungmu Province (Zhenian: 충무도), formerly referred to as Gyeongju Province (Zhenian: 경주도) is a Zhenian province located in the center of the Danguk Peninsula, with its provincial capital being Arisu. Being home to over 56 million residents, it is the second most populous province in the nation, mostly due to the proximity to Daedo; almost a third of the province's residents live within 80 kilometers of the Daedo Special City, adding up to become one of the major nodes of the Danguk Peninsula Megalopolis.

Even before it got its current name, Chungmu was considered as a key node of agriculture in the Danguk Peninsula, situated at the center of the Central Danguk Plain as well as the Danbon River basin. For such reasons, it was coined with its former name, Gyeongju Province, especially after the designation of modern-day Daedo as the capital of Gaewon; although only the areas surrounding the city were initially designated 'Gyeongju Province', or 'Capital Province', the area expanded to include much of what is now Chungmu Province. Although already a major agricultural and population center of the Danguk Peninsula before the 19th century, it experienced extensive population growth since the Empire of Zhenia amid rapid industrialization of the Danguk Peninsula. It was renamed Chungmu Province in 1878 in honor of Cho Junhyeok, a revolutionary and military leader of the Shindan dynasty, whose posthumous name was 'Chungmu-gong'.

Today, Chungmu Province remains a major population and economic center of Zhenia, being situated at the eastern core of the Golden Arc region. While being the third-most populous province in the nation after Balhae and Cheonghae Provinces, it has the second largest total purchasing power parity in the nation at around $1.03 trillion. Chungmu Province and Daedo Special City together are often referred to as the Greater Capital Area, being home to almost a third of the population in the Danguk Peninsula.