NationMaster - Encyclopedia: North Gyeongsang

North Gyeongsang 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 provincial capital and largest city is Daegu, which was the capital of Gyeongsang before 1896 and which is separately administered as a provincial-level Metropolitan City today. The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Hangul is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language (as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China). ... Hanja (lit. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Daegu Metropolitan City is the third largest city in South Korea. ... Korea has traditionally been divided into a number of unofficial regions that reflect historical, geographical, and dialect boundaries within the peninsula. ... Yeongnam is the name of a region that coincides with the former Gyeongsang Province in what is now South Korea. ... The Korean language is spoken in a number of different dialects around the Korean peninsula. ... A kind of Korean dialect widly being used in Gyeongsang province. ... Map of North Gyeongsang, South Korea From german Wikipedia, created by User:Kokiri File links The following pages link to this file: North Gyeongsang Pohang Yeongju Yeongcheon Gyeongju Andong, Korea Gimcheon Gyeongsan Gumi Mungyeong Sangju Bonghwa County Cheongdo County Cheongsong County Chilgok County Goryeong County Gunwi County Seongju County Uiseong... Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is divided into 1 Special City (Teukbyeolsi), 6 Metropolitan Cities (Gwangyeoksi), and 9 Provinces (Do). ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Gyeongsang (Gyeongsang-do) was one of the eight provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. ... Korea (occasionally spelled Corea) is a formerly unified country, situated on the Korean Peninsula in northern East Asia, bordering on China to the west and Russia to the north. ... The Korean peninsula, first divided along the 38th parallel, later along the demarcation line On August 10, 1945 there was a meeting of commissions of the ministry of the exterior, the ministry of war and the ministry of marines. ... Daegu Metropolitan City is the third largest city in South Korea. ... In North and South Korea, Special cities, Metropolitan Cities, and Directly Governed Cities are cities that have a status equivalent to that of Provinces (Do). ...

Geography and climate

The province is part of the Yeongnam region, and is bounded on the east by the East Sea, on the south by South Gyeongsang Province, on the west by North Jeolla and North Chungcheong Provinces, and on the north by Gangwon Province. During the summer, North Gyeongsang is 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. Yeongnam is the name of a region that coincides with the former Gyeongsang Province in what is now South Korea. ... Korea has traditionally been divided into a number of unofficial regions that reflect historical, geographical, and dialect boundaries within the peninsula. ... The Sea of Japan, known as the East Sea in South Korea, the East Sea of Korea in North Korea, and the Japan Sea in China, is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, bound by the Japanese islands of Hokkaido, Honshu and Kyushu and Sakhalin island to the... South Gyeongsang is a province in the southeast of South Korea. ... North Jeolla is a province in the southwest of South Korea. ... North Chungcheong is a province in the centre of South Korea. ... Gangwon (Gangwon-do) is a province in South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. ... The Taebaek Mountains are a mountain range in both North and South Korea. ... The Sobaek Mountains are a mountain range cutting across the southern Korean peninsula. ...

Resources

Agricultural products of the province include rice, beans, potatoes, and barley. Apples from around Daegu are considered a speciality of the province. In addition, dairy farming exists in several districts, but there is also seaweed, shellfish, and cuttlefish. Species Oryza barthii Oryza glaberrima Oryza latifolia Oryza longistaminata Oryza punctata Oryza rufipogon Oryza sativa References ITIS 41975 2002-09-22 This article is about the food grain, not the university or Condoleezza Rice; see also rice (disambiguation). ... Green beans Bean is a common name for large plant seeds of several genera of Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae) used for food or feed. ... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, grown for its starchy tuber. ... Species Hordeum arizonicum Hordeum brachyantherum Hordeum bulbosum Hordeum californica Hordeum depressum Hordeum intercedens Hordeum jubatum Hordeum marinum Hordeum murinum Hordeum pusillum Hordeum secalinum Hordeum spontaneum Hordeum vulgare References ITIS 40865 2002-09-22 Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is a major food and animal feed crop, and a member of the grass... Daegu Metropolitan City is the third largest city in South Korea. ... Seaweed covered rocks in the UK Phycologists consider seaweed to refer any of a large number of marine benthic algae that are multicellular, macrothallic (large-bodied), and thus differentiated from most algae that tend towards microscopic size (Smith, 1944). ... Shellfish is a term used to describe molluscs and crustaceans used as food. ... Families Sepiadariidae Sepiidae Cuttlefish are animals of the order Sepiida, and are marine cephalopods, small relatives of squids and nautilus. ...

Culture

North Gyeongsang 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. This article is about the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla. ...

Administrative divisions

North Gyeongsang is divided into 10 cities ("Si" or "Shi") and 13 counties ("Gun"). The names below are given in English, Hangul, and Hanja. Hangul is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language (as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China). ... Hanja (lit. ...

Cities

Andong is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Gimcheon is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Gyeongju is a city in North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. ... Gyeongsan is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Gumi is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Mungyeong (syllables: Mun-gyeong) is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Pohang is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Sangju is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Yeongcheon is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Yeongju is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ...

Counties

Bonghwa County (Bonghwa_gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Cheongdo County (Cheongdo_gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Cheongsong County (Cheongsong_gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Chilgok County (Chilgok_gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Goryeong County (Goryeong-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Gunwi County (Gunwi-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Seongju County (Seongju-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Uiseong County (Uiseong-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Uljin County (Uljin-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Ulleung County (Ulleung-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Yecheon County is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Yeongdeok County (Yeongdeok-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Yeongyang County (Yeongyang-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ...