| North Gyeongsang Province 경상북도 Gyeongbuk |
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| 慶尙北道 Gyeongsangbuk-do |
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Emblem of North Gyeongsang |
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| Map of South Korea with North Gyeongsang highlighted | |
| Government | Province |
| Capital | Daegu |
| Governor | Kim Kwan-yong |
| Dialect | Gyeongsang |
| Region | Yeongnam |
| Area | 19,025 km²(1st) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Population | 2,607,641 (3rd) |
| - Density | 137 /km² |
| Cities | 10 |
| Counties | 13 |
| Website | gb.go.kr (English) |
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| - Flower | Crape-myrtle |
| - Tree | Zelcova |
| - Bird | Common Heron |
North Gyeongsang Province, or Gyeongsangbuk-do (abbreviated Gyeongbuk), 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 Gyeongsangbuk-do Office is located in Daegu, but Daegu has not been a part of the province since 1981. Daegu was the capital of Gyeongsang-do before 1896 and Gyeongsangbuk between 1896 and 1981. The Gyeongsangbuk-do Office will be relocated in a borderland between Andong and Yecheon.[1]
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The province is part of the Yeongnam region, and is bounded on the east by the Sea of Japan (East Sea), 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.
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.
Gyeongsangbuk-do is divided into 10 cities (si) and 13 counties (gun). The names below are given in English, hangul, and hanja.
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