Coordinates: 36°15′N 128°45′E / 36.25°N 128.75°E / 36.25; 128.75
| North Gyeongsang Province |
| — Province — |
| Korean transcription(s) |
| • Hangul |
경상북도 |
| • Hanja |
慶尙北道 |
| • Revised Romanization |
Gyeongsangbuk-do |
Emblem of North Gyeongsang |
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| Country |
South Korea |
| Region |
Yeongnam |
| Capital |
Daegu |
| Subdivisions |
10 cities; 13 counties |
| Government |
| • Governor |
Kim Kwan-yong |
| Area |
| • Total |
19,025 km2 (7,345.6 sq mi) |
| Area rank |
1st |
| Population (2005) |
| • Total |
2,607,641 |
| • Rank |
3rd |
| • Density |
137/km2 (354.8/sq mi) |
| Metropolitan Symbols |
| • Flower |
Crape-myrtle |
| • Tree |
Zelcova |
| • Bird |
Common Heron |
| Dialect |
Gyeongsang |
| Website |
gb.go.kr (English) |
North Gyeongsang Province, or Gyeongsangbuk-do (abbreviated Gyeongbuk), 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 Gyeongsangbuk-do Office is located in Daegu, but Daegu has not been a part of the province since 1981. Daegu was the capital of Gyeongsang-do before 1896 and Gyeongsangbuk between 1896 and 1981. The Gyeongsangbuk-do Office will be relocated in a borderland between Andong and Yecheon.[1]
[edit] Geography and climate
The province is part of the Yeongnam region, and is bounded on the east by the Sea of Japan (East Sea), on the south by Gyeongsangnam-do, on the west by Jeollabuk-do and Chungcheongbuk-do Provinces, and on the north by Gangwon-do Province. During the summer, Gyeongsangbuk-do is perhaps 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.
[edit] Culture
Gyeongsangbuk-do 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.
[edit] Sister provinces
[edit] Administrative divisions
Gyeongsangbuk-do is divided into 10 cities (si) and 13 counties (gun). The names below are given in English, hangul, and hanja.
[edit] Cities
[edit] Counties
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