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Cheonbuk-myeon, Gyeongju
Cheonbuk-myeon is a '' myeon'', or township, in the administrative subdivisions of the Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It is bordered by Pohang city to the east, Bodeok-dong to the south, Angang-eup and Hyeongok-myeon to the Hyeongsan River to the west and Gangdong-myeon to the north. Its are home to about 6,140 people. There are two elementary schools and one high school. Administrative divisions * Galgok-ri (갈곡리) * Deoksan-ri (덕산리) * Dongsan-ri (동산리) * Moa-ri (모아리) * Mulcheon-ri (물천리) * Seongji-ri (성지리) * Sinang-ri (신당리) * Oya-ri (오야리) * Hwasan-ri (화산리) See also *Subdivisions of Gyeongju *Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 special city (''teukbyeolsi'' ), 1 special self-governing city (''teukbyeol-jachisi'' ), and 9 provinces ('' do'' ), including one ... References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangul
The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The letters for the five basic consonants reflect the shape of the speech organs used to pronounce them, and they are systematically modified to indicate phonetic features; similarly, the vowel letters are systematically modified for related sounds, making Hangul a featural writing system. It has been described as a syllabic alphabet as it combines the features of alphabetic and syllabic writing systems, although it is not necessarily an abugida. Hangul was created in 1443 CE by King Sejong the Great in an attempt to increase literacy by serving as a complement (or alternative) to the logographic Sino-Korean ''Hanja'', which had been used by Koreans as its primary script to write the Korean language since as early as the Gojoseon period (spanni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodeok-dong
Bodeok-dong is an administrative '' dong'' or a neighbourhood in the administrative subdivisions of the Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It consists of seven ''legal dong'' including Cheongun-dong, Sinpyeong-dong, Bukgun-dong, Sogok-dong, Deok-dong, Hwangnyeong-dong and Amgok-dong It is bordered by Yangbuk-myeon on the east, Wolseong-dong and Dongcheon-dong on the west, Bulguk-dong on the south and Cheonbuk-myeon and Pohang city on the north. Its 80.97 square kilometers are home to about 2,194 people. The population is served by one elementary school. See also *Subdivisions of Gyeongju *Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 special city (''teukbyeolsi'' ), 1 special self-governing city (''teukbyeol-jachisi'' ), and 9 provinces ('' do'' ), including one ... References External links The official site of the Bodeok-dong office { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangdong-myeon, Gyeongju
Gangdong-myeon is a myeon or a township of Gyeongju city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is bordered by Pohang on the east and north, Cheonbuk-myeon on the south and Angang-eup on the west. In 2006 its population was 8,705 people, and its area is approximately 81.48 sq kilometers. Its name means "east of the river" although in fact much of it lies north of the Hyeongsan River. Subdivisions * Gukdang-ri (국당리) * Dasan-ri (다산리) * Dangu-ri (단구리) * Moseo-ri (모서리) * Angye-ri (안계리) * Yangdong-ri (양동리) * Ogeum-ri (오금리) * Wangsin-ri (왕신리) * Yugeum-ri (유금리) * Indong-ri (인동리) * Homyeong-ri (호명리) Overview The traditional Korean village Yangdong Village of Gyeongju a UNESCO heritage site is located in the Gangdong-myeon. It is a three-minute drive from the village, and is a popular tourist attraction in both the winters and the summers. Gangdong-myeon is essentially a farming village, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyeongsan River
The Hyeongsan River is a river in southeastern South Korea. It flows from Baeyanggol Valley (배양골), Wolpyeong-ri (월평리/), Dudong-myeon (두동면/), Ulju County in Ulsan to the Sea of Japan, covering a distance of about 62 km. The Hyeongsan watershed covers roughly 1,167 km² (Jo 1987:35). The Hyeongsan flows north from near the northern border of Greater Ulsan into Gyeongju city, where it enters the Gyeongju Basin and is joined by the Bukcheon stream (북천/), a major tributary. It continues north into Pohang city, and in Angang-eup of Pohang it is joined by the Gigyecheon flowing from the north and turns abruptly eastward. From there runs east and slightly north until it meets the Sea of Japan at Pohang Harbor. The estuary of the Hyeongsan has been covered by the massive industrial development around the port of Pohang, including the POSCO steel mill. History The Hyeongsan is primarily notable for the Silla civilization which arose within its valley, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
