Pohang
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Pohang is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The built-up area of Pohang is located on the alluvium of the mouth of the Hyeongsan River. The city is divided into two wards ("Gu"), Buk-gu (Northern Ward) and Nam-gu (Southern Ward).
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[edit] History
The earliest evidence of human occupation in the Pohang area is from the Mumun Pottery Period (1500 - 300 BC). Archaeologists have unearthed small villages and megalithic burials (dolmens) from this period.
[edit] Climate and geography
The mean temperature in the coldest month, January, is relatively mild at 0.7°C. The warmest month is August, when the mean temperature is 25.6°C [1]. On average, Pohang receives 1,091 mm of precipitation per year. The driest month is December, when the city receives a scant 25.9 mm of precipitation on average. However, the mean amount of precipitation for the wettest month, August, is 172.4 mm [2].
[edit] Transportation, economy
The city is served by several trains a day from Seoul and Daegu. Pohang is the terminus for a number of ferry routes serving the adjacent Sea of Japan (East Sea), including the main tourist route for Ulleung Island. It is also the northern terminus of the Donghae Nambu Line south to Busan.
Pohang is the home of POSCO (the Pohang Steel Company), one of the largest steel producers in the world, and a host of related industries. As a result of the steel industry, the port of Pohang is active
Several flights per day to Seoul Gimpo Airport are available at Pohang Airport.
[edit] Education
[edit] Universities with graduate schools
[edit] Other institutes of higher education
- Pohang College
- Sunlin College
[edit] Culture in Pohang
The city is home to the K-League soccer club Pohang Steelers.
[edit] Points of interest
The Jukdo Market is a large, bustling traditional market near the centre of the city, close to the port. It well-known throughout Korea as an important seafood market. There are a large number of raw-fish restaurants in the market.
Bukbu Beach is located in Duho-dong in the northern part of the city's built-up area. The beach front has been the focus of commercial developments such as bars, restaurants, and love hotels, similar to other urban Korean examples such as Gwangan and Songjeong Beaches.
A number of beaches on the Sea of Japan can be found just north of the built-up area, including Chilpo and Wolpo.
Homigot, a point of land jutting out into the Sea of Japan, is located to the east of urban Pohang in Daebo-myeon. Homigot is one of the easternmost points on the Korean peninsula and as such serves every year as a gathering place for thousands to greet Korea's first sunrise of the New Year.
Bogyeongsa is a major Buddhist temple nestled in a steep green valley at the foot of Mount Naeyeon (710 m) in Songna-myeon, an area in the extreme northern part of Pohang. Yeonsan Waterfall is located nearby in the same mountain valley. There are hiking trails leading from the temple up into the mountains. Bogyeongsa also has a number of mountain hermitages in the vicinity.
Oeosa is a temple located in the extreme southern part of Pohang, just inside the mountains south of the coastal plain formed by the Naengcheon River. It is located at the foot of Mt. Unjae (481 m) in a steep valley in Daesong-myeon. Signs placed in and around Oeosa claim that the temple was founded by Wonhyo, the well-travelled Silla monk.
[edit] Administrative districts
- Buk (North)-gu
- Nam (South)-gu
[edit] Sister Cities
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- City government website
- Pohang at the Open Directory Project
- Yahoo group for foreigners living in Pohang
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