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Coordinates: 36°15′N 128°45′E / 36.25°N 128.75°E
Gyeongsangbuk Province
경상북도
Gyeongbuk慶尙北道
Gyeongsangbuk-do
Emblem of Gyeongsangbuk
Map of South Korea with Gyeongsangbuk highlighted Government Province Capital Daegu Governor Kim Kwan-yong Dialect Gyeongsang Region Yeongnam Area 19,025 km²(1st) Population (2005) - Population 2,607,641 (3rd) - Density 137 /km² Cities 10 Counties 13 Website gb.go.kr (English) Metropolitan Symbols - Flower Crape-myrtle - Tree Zelcova - Bird Common Heron Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang) or shortly Gyeongbuk is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea.
The Gyeongsangbuk-do Office is located in Daegu, but Daegu has not been a part of the province since 1981. Daegu was the capital of Gyeongsang-do before 1896 and Gyeongsangbuk between 1896 and 1981. The Gyeongsangbuk-do Office will be relocated in a borderland between Andong and Yecheon.[1]
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Geography and climate
The province is part of the Yeongnam region, and is bounded on the east by the Sea of Japan (East Sea), on the south by Gyeongsangnam-do, on the west by Jeollabuk-do and Chungcheongbuk-do Provinces, and on the north by Gangwon-do Province. During the summer, Gyeongsangbuk-do is perhaps the hottest province in South Korea. This is helped by the fact that the province is largely surrounded by mountains: the Taebaek Mountains in the east and the Sobaek Mountains in the west.
Culture
Gyeongsangbuk-do is the homeland of the former kingdom of Silla and has retained much of its cultural tradition. A number of artists, political leaders and scholars have come from the province.
Sister provinces
- French province (région) Alsace, France
- State of Ohio, United States of America
- Primorsky Krai, Russia [2]
Administrative divisions
Gyeongsangbuk-do is divided into 10 cities (si) and 13 counties (gun). The names below are given in English, hangul, and hanja.
Cities
- Sangju (상주시; 尙州市)
- Yeongcheon (영천시; 永川市)
- Yeongju (영주시; 榮州市)
Counties
- Bonghwa (봉화군; 奉化郡)
- Cheongdo (청도군; 淸道郡)
- Cheongsong (청송군; 靑松郡)
- Chilgok (칠곡군; 漆谷郡)
- Goryeong (고령군; 高靈郡)
See also
References
- ^ Jang Byeong-cheol (장병철, 7 April 2009). "도청이전 신도시 개발 본격화". Kyongbuk Ilbo (Pohang).
- ^ К. ПУЛИКОВСКИЙ посетит Южную Корею
External links
- Gyeongsangbuk-do provincial government in English
- (French) Alsace/Gyeongsangbuk-do
- Gyeongsangbuk-do travel guide from Wikitravel
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