North Gyeongsang Province

경상북도
Province
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul경상북도
 • Hanja慶尙北道
 • McCune‑ReischauerKyŏngsangbuk-to
 • Revised RomanizationGyeongsangbuk-do
Location of North Gyeongsang Province
KintraSooth Korea
RegionYeongnam
CaipitalAndong
Subdiveesions10 cities; 13 counties
Govrenment
 • GovrenorKim Kwan-yong
Area
 • Total19,030 km2 (7,350 sq mi)
Area rank1st
Population
 (2013)[1]
 • Total2,696,554
 • Rank3rd
 • Density141.7/km2 (367/sq mi)
Metropolitan Seembols
 • FlowerCrape-myrtle
 • TreeZelcova
 • BirdCommon Heron
DialectGyeongsang
Websitegb.go.kr (in Inglis)

North Gyeongsang Province (Korean: 경상북도; Gyeongsangbuk-do), kent as Gyeongbuk an aw, is a province in eastren Sooth Korea. The province wis formit in 1896 frae the northren hauf o the umwhile Gyeongsang province, remained a province o Korea till the kintra's division in 1945, then became pairt o Sooth Korea.

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Admeenistrative diveesions

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Gyeongsangbuk-do is dividit intae 10 ceeties (si) an 13 coonties (gun). The names belaw are gien in Inglis, hangul, an hanja.

Ceeties

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  • Andong (안동시; 安東市)
  • Gimcheon (김천시; 金泉市)
  • Gyeongju (경주시; 慶州市)
  • Gyeongsan (경산시; 慶山市)
  • Gumi (구미시; 龜尾市)
  • Mungyeong (문경시;聞慶市)
  • Pohang (포항시; 浦項市)
  • Sangju (상주시; 尙州市)
  • Yeongcheon (영천시; 永川市)
  • Yeongju (영주시; 榮州市)

Coonties

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  • Bonghwa (봉화군; 奉化郡)
  • Cheongdo (청도군; 淸道郡)
  • Cheongsong (청송군; 靑松郡)
  • Chilgok (칠곡군; 漆谷郡)
  • Goryeong (고령군; 高靈郡)
  • Gunwi (군위군; 軍威郡)
  • Seongju (성주군; 星州郡)
  • Uiseong (의성군; 義城郡)
  • Uljin (울진군; 蔚珍郡)
  • Ulleung (울릉군; 鬱陵郡)
  • Yecheon (예천군; 醴泉郡)
  • Yeongdeok (영덕군; 盈德郡)
  • Yeongyang (영양군; 英陽郡)

References

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  1. ↑ "2013년 1분기 주민등록인구현황" (in Korean). North Gyeongsang Province. Mairch 2013. Retrieved 10 Juin 2013.
  2. ↑ К. ПУЛИКОВСКИЙ посетит Южную Корею

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