Gyeongsan () is a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

North Gyeongsang North Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상북도, translit=Gyeongsangbuk-do, ) 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 ...

Province,

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. Its western border abuts the metropolitan city of

Daegu Daegu (, , literally 'large hill', 대구광역시), formerly spelled Taegu and officially known as the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; it is ...

, and much of Gyeongsan lies within the Daegu

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. Numerous

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are located in Gyeongsan, such as

Yeungnam University Yeungnam University is a private research university located in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang, South Korea. The university's predecessors, Taegu College and Chunggu College, were founded in Daegu in 1947 and 1950 respectively. In 1967, the two ...

Daegu University Daegu University is a private university in South Korea. Its campus is located a short distance outside Daegu, in Gyeongsan City, North Gyeongsang North Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상북도, translit=Gyeongsangbuk-do, ) is a province in ea ...

Daekyeung University Daekyeung College is located in Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea. History *Jan. 08, 1992 Jungam School Corporation founded *Mar. 05, 1993 Daekyeung College opened *May 15, 1998 Launched Products of “LAGOSOL”, the university's first own bran ...

Catholic University of Daegu Daegu Catholic University ( DCU, previously named Catholic University of Daegu) is a private research university in Daegu, South Korea. DCU is known for its academic strength, especially in the field of medical, pharmacy, health science, psycholo ...

Daegu Haany University Daegu Haany University is a South Korean university specialized in providing training for practitioners of Oriental medicine. The main campus is located a short distance outside Daegu in Gyeongsan City, North Gyeongsang province. Another campus ...

and Gyeongil University.

Symbols of City

The city flower is the

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which grows well even in poor soil conditions. The city bird is the

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. Its clear song reflects the bright and hopeful spirits of citizens. The city tree is the

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. It symbolizes the constant prosperity, perseverance and elegant traits of Gyeongsan citizens.

International Chemistry Olympiad

Gyeongsan was the host for the 38th

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(2 July 2006 - 11 July 2006).

Twin towns – sister cities

Gyeongsan is twinned with: * Gangdong (Seoul), South Korea * Jōyō, Japan *

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, South Korea *

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, China

Administrative districts

Gyeongsan is divided into 3 eup, 5 myeon and 7 dong. Amnyang was promoted to eup status on 1 January 2020.

Location

Gyeongsan city lies mid-western part of

Gyeongsangbuk-do North Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상북도, translit=Gyeongsangbuk-do, ) 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 ...

. It is close to several big cities such as

Ulsan Ulsan (), officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City is South Korea's seventh-largest metropolitan city and the eighth-largest city overall, with a population of over 1.1 million inhabitants. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring ...

Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...

and many other places.

Climate

The climate is mild because of its southern location. However, being landlocked makes its climate continental. The amount of rainfall is less than the average yearly rainfall of Korea, due to its geographical characteristics.

References

External links

City government web site
Cities in North Gyeongsang Province {{SouthKorea-geo-stub