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Pohang is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The city is served by several trains a day from Seoul and is the terminus for a number of ferry routes serving the adjacent Sea of Japan (East Sea). It is also the northern terminus of the Donghae Nambu Line south to Busan. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Hangul also refers to a word processing application widely used in Korea. ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: êµì–´ì˜ ë¡œë§ˆìž í‘œê¸°ë²•; åœ‹èªžì˜ ë¡œë§ˆå— è¡¨è¨˜æ³•) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Image File history File links made from Maps of Korea File links The following pages link to this file: Pohang ... Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is divided into 1 Special City (Teukbyeolsi), 6 Metropolitan Cities (Gwangyeoksi), and 9 Provinces (Do). ... North Gyeongsang is a province in eastern South Korea. ... Seoul (SÅul|ì„œìš¸) ) is the capital and largest city of South Korea (Republic of Korea). ... The Sea of Japan (East Sea) is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean. ... The Donghae Nambu Line is a railway line connecting Busan to Pohang in South Korea. ... Busan tower by night Haeundae beach at dawn, February 2005 Busan Metropolitan City, also commonly referred to as Pusan, is the largest harbor city in Korea. ...

Pohang's is the home of POSCO (the Pohang Steel Company), one of the largest steel producers in the world. It has a large community of scientists from around the world.^{[citation needed]} This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

The city is also home to K-League soccer club Pohang Steelers. The Korea Professional Soccer League, more commonly known today as the K-League was founded in 1983 with five member clubs, and is the oldest professional football league in Asia. ... Originally called POSCO after the Pohang Iron and Steel Company that owned it, the club was a founding member of the K-League in 1983 and is one of Korean footballs most successful sides. ...

See also

This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ... Map of South Korea The largest cities in South Korea have self-governing status equivalent to that of provinces. ...

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Categories: Articles with unsourced statements | Korea geography stubs | North Gyeongsang | Cities in South Korea 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... Taegu now known as Daegu is the 4th largest city in South Korea (after Seoul, Busan and Incheon). ... Andong is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Gimcheon is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Gumi is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Gyeongju is a city (see Subdivisions of South Korea) and prominent tourist destination in eastern South Korea. ... Gyeongsan is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Mungyeong (syllables: Mun-gyeong) 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. ... 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. ...