Yeongju


Yeongju is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It has an area of 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.
Buseoksa Temple in Yeongju is outstanding as a representative temple of the Avatamsaka Sect of Silla Buddhism. Sosu Seowon is the first Seowon 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.

Administrative divisions

Yeongju is divided into nineteen primary divisions: one eup or town, nine myeon or township, and nine dong.
eup/myeon/dongHangeulHanja
Punggi-eup풍기읍豊基邑
Buseok-myeon부석면浮石面
Munsu-myeon문수면文殊面
Pyeongeun-myeon평은면平恩面
Isan-myeon이산면伊山面
Bongheon-myeon봉현면鳳峴面
Sunheung-myeon순흥면順興面
Jangsu-myeon장수면長壽面
Anjeong-myeon안정면安定面
Dansan-myeon단산면丹山面
Yeongju-1-dong영주1동榮州一洞
Yeongju-2-dong영주2동榮州二洞
Gaheung-1-dong가흥1동可興一洞
Gaheung-2-dong가흥2동可興二洞
Hyucheon-1-dong휴천1동休川一洞
Hyucheon-2-dong휴천2동休川二洞
Hyucheon-3-dong휴천3동休川三洞
Sangmang-dong상망동上望洞
Hamang-dong하망동下望洞

The eup and myeon are further divided into numerous ri or village.
eup/myeon/dongriHangeulHanja
Punggi-eupSeongnae-ri성내리城內里
Punggi-eupDongbu-ri동부리東部里
Punggi-eupSanbeop-ri산법리山法里
Punggi-eupMigok-ri미곡리味谷里
Punggi-eupSamga-ri삼가리三街里
Punggi-eupUkgeum-ri욱금리郁錦里
Punggi-eupGeumgye-ri금계리金鷄里
Punggi-eupGyochon-ri교촌리校村里
Punggi-eupSeobu-ri서부리西部里
Punggi-eupBaek-ri백리白里
Punggi-eupBaeksin-ri백신리白新里
Punggi-eupChangrak-ri창락리昌樂里
Punggi-eupSucheol-ri수철리水鐵里
Punggi-eupJeongu-ri전구리前邱里
Buseok-myeonNamdae-ri남대리南大里
Buseok-myeonBukji-ri북지리北枝里
Buseok-myeonImgok-ri임곡리林谷里
Buseok-myeonSocheon-ri소천리韶川里
Buseok-myeonNogok-ri노곡리魯谷里
Buseok-myeonYongam-ri용암리龍岩里
Buseok-myeonUgok-ri우곡리愚谷里
Buseok-myeonSangseok-ri상석리上石里
Buseok-myeonGamgok-ri감곡리甘谷里
Buseok-myeonBogye-ri보계리寶溪里
Munsu-myeonSeungmun-ri승문리繩門里
Munsu-myeonManbang-ri만방리萬芳里
Munsu-myeonJeokdong-ri적동리赤東里
Munsu-myeonGwonseon-ri권선리權先里
Munsu-myeonWolho-ri월호리月呼里
Munsu-myeonBeolsa-ri벌사리伐賜里
Munsu-myeonTansan-ri탄산리炭山里
Munsu-myeonSudo-ri수도리水島里
Munsu-myeonJoje-ri조제리助梯里
Pyeongeun-myeonPyeongeun-ri평은리平恩里
Pyeongeun-myeonGangdong-ri강동리江東里
Pyeongeun-myeonJigok-ri지곡리芝谷里
Pyeongeun-myeonOun-ri오운리梧云里
Pyeongeun-myeonCheonbon-ri천본리川本里
Pyeongeun-myeonGeumgwang-ri금광리金光里
Pyeongeun-myeonYongheol-ri용혈리龍穴里
Isan-myeonWon-ri원리院里
Isan-myeonSinam-ri신암리新岩里
Isan-myeonJidong-ri지동리池洞里
Isan-myeonSeokpo-ri석포리石浦里
Isan-myeonYongsang-ri용상리龍上里
Isan-myeonSincheon-ri신천리新川里
Isan-myeonUnmun-ri운문리雲文里
Isan-myeonDuwol-ri두월리斗月里
Isan-myeonNaerim-ri내림리內林里
Bongheon-myeonDusan-ri두산리斗山里
Bongheon-myeonOhyeon-ri오현리梧峴里
Bongheon-myeonDaechon-ri대촌리大村里
Bongheon-myeonHancheon-ri한천리寒泉里
Bongheon-myeonYujeon-ri유전리柳田里
Bongheon-myeonNojwa-ri노좌리魯佐里
Bongheon-myeonHachon-ri하촌리下村里
Sunheung-myeonTaejang-ri태장리台庄里
Sunheung-myeonJidong-ri지동리池洞里
Sunheung-myeonSeokgyo-ri석교리石橋里
Sunheung-myeonEupnae-ri읍내리邑內里
Sunheung-myeonNaejuk-ri내죽리內竹里
Sunheung-myeonCheonggu-ri청구리靑邱里
Sunheung-myeonBaejeom-ri배점리裵店里
Sunheung-myeonDeokhyeon-ri덕현리德峴里
Jangsu-myeonBangu-ri반구리盤邱里
Jangsu-myeonDujeon-ri두전리豆田里
Jangsu-myeonGalsan-ri갈산리葛山里
Jangsu-myeonPaji-ri파지리芭芝里
Jangsu-myeonSeonggok-ri성곡리星谷里
Jangsu-myeonHwagi-ri화기리花岐里
Jangsu-myeonSoryong-ri소룡리小龍里
Jangsu-myeonHomun-ri호문리好文里
Anjeong-myeonSinjeon-ri신전리新田里
Anjeong-myeonSaenghyeon-ri생현리生峴里
Anjeong-myeonBongam-ri봉암리鳳岩里
Anjeong-myeonYongsan-ri용산리龍山里
Anjeong-myeonYeoreuk-ri여륵리汝勒里
Anjeong-myeonMuk-ri묵리墨里
Anjeong-myeonNaejul-ri내줄리內茁里
Anjeong-myeonIrwon-ri일원리逸園里
Anjeong-myeonAnsim-ri안심리安心里
Anjeong-myeonOngam-ri옹암리瓮岩里
Anjeong-myeonDanchon-ri단촌리丹村里
Anjeong-myeonDaepyeong-ri대평리大坪里
Anjeong-myeonOgye-ri오계리梧溪里
Dansan-myeonDongwon-ri동원리東元里
Dansan-myeonSacheon-ri사천리沙川里
Dansan-myeonGugu-ri구구리九邱里
Dansan-myeonByeongsan-ri병산리屛山里
Dansan-myeonOkdae-ri옥대리玉帶里
Dansan-myeonDangok-ri단곡리丹谷里
Dansan-myeonJwaseok-ri좌석리坐石里
Dansan-myeonMarak-ri마락리馬落里

Transportation

Yeongju connected by highway with these routes:
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, but can be considered a borderline humid subtropical climate using the isotherm.

Twin townssister cities

Yeongju is twinned with: