Punggi-eup (
Hangeul
The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's Revised Romanization of Korean, standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system f ...
: 풍기읍;
Hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...
: ) is a town in the outer regions of
Yeongju City
Yeongju () is a city in the far north region of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea, covering 668.84 km2 with a population of 113,930 people according to the 2008 census. The city borders Bonghwa county to the east, Danyang County, Danyang co ...
,
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 ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. It has a population of about 16,000.
A portion of
Sobaeksan National Park
Sobaeksan National Park ( ko, 소백산국립공원, 小白山國立公園) is located in the provinces of Chungcheongbuk-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. It was designated as the 18th national park in 1987. It is named after the mountain So ...
and the Memorial Park for the
Korea Liberation Corps
The Korea Liberation Corps was a Korean association formed 1913 to fight against Japanese rule. At its height its members numbered about 200. The Korea Liberation Association (대한광복회, 大韓光復會) was a successor organization to Kore ...
are located in Punggi-eup.
This town is well known throughout Korea for its
Ginseng
Ginseng () is the root of plants in the genus ''Panax'', such as Korean ginseng ('' P. ginseng''), South China ginseng ('' P. notoginseng''), and American ginseng ('' P. quinquefolius''), typically characterized by the presence of ginsenosides an ...
.
It is also the home of
Dongyang University
Dongyang University is a private university located in Yeongju, South Korea. The graduating class of 2012 numbered 672. The current president is Sung-Hae Choi (최성해).
Academics
A variety of doctoral and master's programs are also provided, mo ...
.
Administrative subdivisions
*Seongnae-ri (성내리/)
*Dongbu-ri (동부리/)
*Sanbeop-ri (산법리/)
*Migok-ri (미곡리/)
*Samga-ri (삼가리/)
*Ukgeum-ri (욱금리/)
*Geumgye-ri (금계리/)
*Gyochon-ri (교촌리/)
*Seobu-ri (서부리/)
*Baek-ri (백리/)
*Baeksin-ri (백신리/)
*Changrak-ri (창락리/)
*Sucheol-ri (수철리/)
*Jeongu-ri (전구리/)
See also
*
Subdivisions 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 ...
*
Geography of South Korea
South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula located out from the far east of the Asian landmass. The only country with a land border to South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with of the border ...
References
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Towns and townships in North Gyeongsang Province
Yeongju