Parkchunghee-ro
Route information
Length	6.2 km (3.9 mi)
Location
Country	South Korea
Major cities	Gumi
Highway system
Highway systems of South Korea Expressways National Local

Parkchunghee-ro ( Korean :  박정희로 ; Hanja :  朴正熙路 ) is a road in Gumi , North Gyeongsang Province , South Korea. It begins in Otae-dong and extends for around 6.2 km (3.9 mi) until it reaches Songjeong-dong . ^[1] It is named for Park Chung Hee , president of South Korea from 1962 to 1979. ^[1] It received its name on July 31, 2007, with the justification that it was in close proximity to Park's birthplace . This decision was met with some controversy, as Park was a military dictator with a controversial track record. ^[2]

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