North Gyeongsang Province


North Gyeongsang Province, also known as Gyeongbuk, is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea.
Daegu was the capital of North Gyeongsang Province between 1896 and 1981, but has not been a part of the province since 1981. In 2016, the provincial capital moved from Daegu to Andong.
The area of the province is, 19.1% of the total area of South Korea.

Geography and climate

The province is part of the Yeongnam region, on the south by Gyeongsangnam-do, on the west by Jeollabuk-do and Chungcheongbuk-do Provinces, and on the north by Gangwon-do Province. During the summer, North Gyeongsang Province is perhaps the hottest province in South Korea. This is helped by the fact that the province is largely surrounded by mountains: the Taebaek Mountains in the east and the Sobaek Mountains in the west.

Culture

North Gyeongsang Province is the homeland of the former kingdom of Silla and has retained much of its cultural tradition. A number of artists, political leaders and scholars have come from the province.

Religion

According to the census of 2005, 33.9% followed Buddhism and 18.6% followed Christianity. 47.5% of the population is mostly not religious or follow Muism and other indigenous religions.

Administrative divisions

Gyeongsangbuk-do is divided into 10 cities and 13 counties. The names below are given in English, hangul, and hanja. Gyeongsang do is originated from Gyeongju & Sangju old city of Gyeong+Sang from Joseon kinģdom. Do means road to 8 directional road from Seoul. Pohang is Korean steel production hub, Gumi is ecectronics capital of South Korea.
Map#NameHangulHanjaPopulation Subdivisions
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— Specific City —-----
1Pohang519,0602 ilban-gu — 4 eup, 10 myeon, 15 haengjeong-dong
— City —-----
2Gumi구미시龜尾市417,7082 eup, 6 myeon, 19 haengjeong-dong
3Gyeongsan경산시慶山市247,6132 eup, 6 myeon, 7 haengjeong-dong
4Gyeongju경주시慶州市263,7044 eup, 8 myeon, 11 haengjeong-dong
5Andong안동시安東市167,8261 eup, 13 myeon, 10 haengjeong-dong
6Gimcheon김천시金泉市135,1911 eup, 14 myeon, 7 haengjeong-dong
7Yeongju영주시榮州市112,4821 eup, 9 myeon, 9 haengjeong-dong
8Sangju상주시尙州市103,9501 eup, 17 myeon, 6 haengjeong-dong
9Yeongcheon영천시永川市101,2951 eup, 10 myeon, 5 haengjeong-dong
10Mungyeong문경시聞慶市75,7492 eup, 7 myeon, 5 haengjeong-dong
— County —-----
11Chilgok County칠곡군漆谷郡120,1353 eup, 5 myeon
12Uiseong County의성군義城郡56,7771 eup, 17 myeon
13Uljin County울진군蔚珍郡51,7232 eup, 8 myeon
14Yecheon County예천군醴泉郡45,9481 eup, 11 myeon
15Cheongdo County청도군淸道郡43,7872 eup, 7 myeon
16Seongju County성주군星州郡44,8241 eup, 9 myeon
17Yeongdeok County영덕군盈德郡40,2131 eup, 8 myeon
18Goryeong County고령군高靈郡35,2811 eup, 7 myeon
19Bonghwa County봉화군奉化郡33,9361 eup, 9 myeon
20Cheongsong County청송군靑松郡26,4321 eup, 7 myeon
21Gunwi County군위군軍威郡24,1041 eup, 7 myeon
22Yeongyang County영양군英陽郡18,2591 eup, 5 myeon
23Ulleung County울릉군鬱陵郡10,5571 eup, 2 myeon