Yeongju
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| Korean alphabet : | 영주시 | |||
| Chinese characters : | 榮 州市 | |||
| Revised Romanization : | Yeongju-si | |||
| McCune-Reischauer : | Yŏngju-si | |||
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| Province : | Gyeongsangbuk-do | |||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 48 ' N , 128 ° 37' E | |||
| Surface: | 668.8 km² | |||
| Residents: | 106,170 (as of 2019) | |||
| Population density : | 159 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Structure: | 1 eup , 9 myeon , 9 dong | |||
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Yeongju ( 영주시 ) is a city in the extreme north of the South Korean province of Gyeongsangbuk-do with an area of 668.8 km² and a population of 106,170 inhabitants in 2019. The city borders on Bonghwa County in the east and Danyang County in the west , Andong City and Yecheon County to the south, and Yeongwol County in Gangwon-do Province to the north .
Buseoksa Temple in Yeongju is an important temple of the Avatamsaka sect of Silla Buddhism . The Sosu Seowon is also located here. It is the first Seowon (Confucian Academy) to receive national financial support through tax exemptions.
There is also a large Novelis aluminum plant in Yeongju, which employs around 1,000 people. This mill supplies flat rolled aluminum sheet products to customers across Asia.
Infrastructure
The city is connected to the rest of the country via a train station and several national roads.
Sister cities
sons and daughters of the town
- Won Sei-hoon (* 1951), civil servant
- Kim Dong-choon (* 1959), social scientist
Individual evidence
- ↑ Yeongju-si (City, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. Retrieved July 20, 2020 .
- ^ The world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling. Retrieved July 20, 2020 (American English).