Yeongju (; ) is a city in

North Gyeongsang Province 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. It has an area of 668.84 km2 and a population of 113,930 people according to the 2008 census. The city borders Bonghwa county to the east, Danyang County of North Chungcheong Province to the west,

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and Yecheon county to the south, and Yeongwol County of Gangwon Province to the north. Buseoksa Temple in Yeongju is outstanding as a representative temple of the Avatamsaka Sect of

Silla Silla (; Old Korean: wikt:徐羅伐#Old Korean, 徐羅伐, Yale romanization of Korean, Yale: Syerapel, Revised Romanization of Korean, RR: ''Seorabeol''; International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA: ) was a Korean kingdom that existed between ...

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. Sosu Seowon is the first Seowon (Confucian academy) to have had national financial support by way of

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s. 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.

Administrative divisions

Yeongju is divided into nineteen primary divisions: one '' eup'' () or town, nine '' myeon'' () or township, and nine '' dong'' (). The ''eup'' and ''myeon'' are further divided into numerous '' ri'' () or village.

Transportation

Yeongju connected by highway with these routes: * Jungang Expressway to

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* National Route 5 * National Route 28 to Yeongcheon,

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* National Route 36 to Boryeong,

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, Sejong, Cheongju,

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, Jecheon Rail service to Yeongju Station is also available, and is located on the Jungang Line, the Yeongdong Line and the Gyeongbuk Line.

Climate

Yeongju has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...

(

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: ''Dwa''), but can be considered a borderline

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...

(

: ''Cwa'') using the isotherm.

Gallery

File:Sosuseowoninside.jpg, Inside of Sosu Seowon File:Korea-Seosan-Buseoksa-Building-01.jpg, Buseoksa File:Korea-National.Treasure-111-An.Hyang-Goryeo-Sosu.Seowon.jpg, Portrait of the Confucian scholar, An Hyang, stored at Sosu Seowon File:Korea-Yeongju-Hanok at Tansanri-01.jpg, A pavilion in Tansan-ri, Yeongju File:Korea-Yeongju-Rock carved Buddha statues-01.jpg, Rock carved Buddha statues in Yeongju

Twin towns – sister cities

Yeongju is twinned with: * Bozhou, China * Fujinomiya, Japan * Jining, China * Nantou, Taiwan * Shaoguan, China

References

External links

City government website
{{Coord, 36, 48, 21, N, 128, 37, 26, E, region:KR-47_type:city, display=title Cities in North Gyeongsang Province