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City in North Gyeongsang, South Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yeongju (Korean: 영주; Korean pronunciation: [jʌŋ.dʑu]) is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, 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, Andong and Yecheon county to the south, and Yeongwol County of Gangwon Province to the north.[2]
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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.
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.[3]
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Administrative divisions
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Yeongju is divided into nineteen primary divisions: one eup (읍) or town, nine myeon (면) or township, and nine dong (동).
The eup and myeon are further divided into numerous ri (리) or village.
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Transportation
Yeongju connected by highway with these routes:
- Jungang Expressway to Busan, Daegu
- National Route 5
- National Route 28 to Yeongcheon, Gyeongju, Pohang
- National Route 36 to Boryeong, Gongju, Sejong, Cheongju, Chungju, Jecheon
Rail service to Yeongju Station is also available, and is located on the Jungang Line, the Yeongdong Line and the Gyeongbuk Line.
Climate
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Yeongju has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa), but can be considered a borderline humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa) using the −3 °C (27 °F) isotherm.
Gallery
Inside of Sosu Seowon
Buseoksa
Portrait of the Confucian scholar, An Hyang, stored at Sosu Seowon
A pavilion in Tansan-ri, Yeongju
Rock carved Buddha statues in Yeongju
Twin towns – sister cities
Bozhou, China
Fujinomiya, Japan- Jining, China
Nantou, Taiwan- Shaoguan, China
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