Gyeongsangbuk-do

North Gyeongsang Province 경북
Hangul : 경상북도 Hanja : 慶尙北道 Revised Romanization : Gyeongsangbuk-do McCune-Reischauer : Kyŏngsang-bukto
Map of South Korea with North Gyeongsang highlighted
Government	Province
Capital	Daegu
Governor	Kim kwan-yong
Dialect	Gyeongsang
Region	Yeongnam
Area	19,440 (excluding Daegu) km²(1st)
Population  (2002)
- Population	2,775,890 (excluding Daegu) (3rd)
- Density	143 /km²
Cities	10
Counties	13
Website	gb.go.kr (English)
Metropolitan Symbols
- Flower	Crape-myrtle
- Tree	Zelcova
- Bird	Common Heron
Emblem of North Gyeongsang Province
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Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang) is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea. The provincial capital and largest city is Daegu, which was the capital of Gyeongsang before 1896 and which is separately administered as a provincial-level Metropolitan City today.

Geography and climate

The province is part of the Yeongnam region, and is bounded on the east by the Sea of Japan, 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, Gyeongsangbuk-do 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

Gyeongsangbuk-do 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.

Sister Province

French province (région) Alsace, France

Administrative divisions

Main article: Cities and Counties of Gyeongsangbuk-do

Gyeongsangbuk-do is divided into 10 cities (si) and 13 counties (gun). The names below are given in English, hangul, and hanja.

Cities

Counties

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• Liancourt Rocks

External links

• Gyeongsangbuk-do provincial government English-language home page
• (French) Alsace/Gyeongsangbuk-do
• Gyeongsangbuk-do travel guide from Wikitravel