Yeongcheon
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| Korean alphabet : | 영천시 | |||
| Chinese characters : | 永川 市 | |||
| Revised Romanization : | Yeongcheon-si | |||
| McCune-Reischauer : | Yŏngch'ŏn-si | |||
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| Province : | Gyeongsangbuk-do | |||
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 58 ' N , 128 ° 56' E | |||
| Surface: | 920 km² | |||
| Residents: | 100.255 (as of: 30.06.2017) | |||
| Population density : | 109 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Structure: | 1 eup , 10 myeon , 5 dong | |||
| Postal code : | 38800-38913 | |||
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Yeongcheon ( kor. 영천시 ) is a city in the South Korean province of Gyeongsangbuk-do . With a population of around 100,000, it is located on the eastern edge of Daegu and around 350 km southeast of Seoul .
traffic
Expressway 1 and Expressway 20 intersect in the north-west of the city .
Attractions
The Eunhaesa Temple , which dates back to 809, is one of the national treasures of South Korea .
Town twinning
Yeongcheon lists two twinned cities :
| city | country | since |
|---|---|---|
| Kaifeng |
 Central China, People's Republic of China
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2005 |
| Kuroishi |
 Tōhoku, Japan
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1984 |
sons and daughters of the town
- Park Jeong-a (born 1981), actress
- Jeong Mong-ju (1337-1392), politician
Web links
Commons : Yeongcheon - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sister Cities ǀ About City Hall ǀ Yeongchen City. Retrieved May 14, 2019 .