Punggi-eup (

Hangeul The Korean alphabet is the modern writing system for the Korean language. In North Korea, the alphabet is known as (), and in South Korea, it is known as (). The letters for the five basic consonants reflect the shape of the speech organs ...

: 풍기읍;

Hanja Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period. () ...

: ) is a town in the outer regions of Yeongju City,

Gyeongsangbuk-do North Gyeongsang Province (, ) is a province in eastern South Korea, and with an area of , it is the largest province in the Korean peninsula. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remaine ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

. It has a population of about 16,000. A portion of

Sobaeksan National Park Sobaeksan National Park () is located in the provinces of Chungcheongbuk-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. It was designated as the 18th national park in 1987. It is named after the mountain Sobaeksan. The park is home to 1,067 plant species ...

and the Memorial Park for the

Korea Liberation Corps The Korea Liberation Corps () was a Korean association formed in 1913 to fight against Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese rule. At its height its members numbered about 200. The Korea Liberation Association (대한광복회, 大韓光復會) was ...

are located in Punggi-eup. This town is well known throughout Korea for its

Ginseng Ginseng () is the root of plants in the genus ''Panax'', such as South China ginseng (''Panax notoginseng, P. notoginseng''), Korean ginseng (''Panax ginseng, P. ginseng''), and American ginseng (''American ginseng, P. quinquefol ...

. It is also the home of Dongyang University.

Administrative subdivisions

*Seongnae-ri (성내리/) *Dongbu-ri (동부리/) *Sanbeop-ri (산법리/) *Migok-ri (미곡리/) *Samga-ri (삼가리/) *Ukgeum-ri (욱금리/) *Geumgye-ri (금계리/) *Gyochon-ri (교촌리/) *Seobu-ri (서부리/) *Baek-ri (백리/) *Baeksin-ri (백신리/) *Changrak-ri (창락리/) *Sucheol-ri (수철리/) *Jeongu-ri (전구리/)

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Towns and townships in North Gyeongsang Province Yeongju {{NorthGyeongsang-geo-stub

Administrative subdivisions

See also

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