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Encyclopedia > Yeongju
Yeongju
Hangul: 영주시
Hanja: 榮州市
Revised Romanization: Yeongju-si
McCune-Reischauer: Yŏngju-si
Statistics
Area: 668.45 km²
Population: 196,000 (2003)
Pop. density: 293.2 people/km²
Administrative divisions: 1 eup, 9 myeon, 7 dong
Image:Map Yeongju-si.png

Yeongju is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. 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: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) 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. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday 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 Map_Yeongju-si. ... North Gyeongsang is a province in eastern South Korea. ...


Buseoksa Temple in Yeongju is outstanding as a representative temple of the Avatamsaka Sect of Silla Buddhism. Sosu Seowon is the first seowon (Confucian academy) to have had national financial support by way of tax exemptions. Silla (also spelled Shilla, traditional dates 57 BCE - 935 CE) was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. ... The grounds of Koreas Buryeongsa Temple. ... Seowon were the dominant educational institution of Korea during the mid- to late Joseon Dynasty. ... A tax exemption is an exemption to the tax law of a state or nation in which part of the taxes that would normally be collected from an individual or an organization are instead foregone. ...


Yeongju is also home to a large Novelis Aluminum plant, employing approximately 1000 workers. This plant provides flat-rolled aluminum sheet products to customers throughout Asia. [1]


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. ... Map of South Korea South Korea is located in Eastern Asia, on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula jutting out from the far east of the Asian land mass. ...

External links

  • City government website
  • Open Directory category


Administrative divisions of North Gyeongsang province, South Korea Map showing the position of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea
Capital
Daegu
Cities
Andong | Gimcheon | Gumi | Gyeongju | Gyeongsan | Mungyeong | Pohang | Sangju | Yeongcheon | Yeongju
Counties
Bonghwa | Cheongdo | Cheongsong | Chilgok | Goryeong | Gunwi | Seongju | Uiseong | Uljin | Ulleung | Yecheon | Yeongdeok | Yeongyang

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Yeongju - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (115 words)
Yeongju is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
Buseoksa Temple in Yeongju is outstanding as a representative temple of the Avatamsaka Sect of Silla Buddhism.
Yeongju is also home to a large Novelis Aluminum plant, employing approximately 1000 workers.
Bonghwa County - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (233 words)
To the east it is bounded by Yeongyang and Uljin counties, to the south by Andong, and to the west by Yeongju.
Because of this mountainous inland location, Bonghwa has a colder climate than most of the province, with an average annual temperature of 11°C. Bonghwa is connected to the national rail grid by the Yeongdong Line, which stops at Bonghwa Station on its way between Yeongju and Gangneung.
The Yeongdong Line, which is not known for its speed, stops at a total of 13 stations as it winds through Bonghwa, before ambling north into the next province.
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