Yeongju

For the name, see Young-joo.
Yeongju
영주시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul 영주시
 • Hanja 榮州市
 • Revised Romanization Yeongju-si
 • McCune-Reischauer Yŏngju-si

Muryangsujeon hall at Buseoksa temple

Emblem of Yeongju

Location in South Korea
Country  South Korea
Region Yeongnam
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 9 myeon, 9 dong
Area
 • Total 668.45 km2 (258.09 sq mi)
Population (2003)
 • Total 196,000
 • Density 293.2/km2 (759/sq mi)
 • Dialect Gyeongsang

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 of North Chungcheong province to the west, Andong city and Yecheon county to the south, and Yeongwol county of Gangwon province to the north.[1]

Buseoksa Temple in Yeongju is outstanding as a representative temple of the Avatamsaka Sect of Silla Buddhism. Sosu Seowon is the first Seowon (Confucian academy) to have had national financial support by way of tax exemptions.

Yeongju is also home to a large Novelis Aluminum plant, employing approximately 1000 workers. This plant provides flat-rolled aluminum sheet products to customers throughout Asia.[2]

There are about 80 foreigners living in Yeongju, teaching English.

Administrative divisions

Yeongju is divided into nineteen primary divisions: nine dong (동/洞) or neighborhood, one eup (읍/邑) or town, and nine myeon (면/面) or rural district.

The eup and myeon are further divided into numerous ri (리/里) or village.

Climate

Climate data for Yeongju (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 2.4
(36.3)		 5.4
(41.7)		 11.0
(51.8)		 18.8
(65.8)		 23.6
(74.5)		 27.1
(80.8)		 28.6
(83.5)		 29.5
(85.1)		 25.4
(77.7)		 19.9
(67.8)		 12.0
(53.6)		 5.1
(41.2)		 17.4
(63.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.9
(26.8)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 4.8
(40.6)		 11.7
(53.1)		 16.9
(62.4)		 21.0
(69.8)		 23.8
(74.8)		 24.2
(75.6)		 19.1
(66.4)		 12.5
(54.5)		 5.6
(42.1)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 11.3
(52.3)
Average low °C (°F) −8.2
(17.2)		 −5.8
(21.6)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 4.4
(39.9)		 10.0
(50)		 15.4
(59.7)		 19.8
(67.6)		 20.0
(68)		 14.0
(57.2)		 6.2
(43.2)		 −0.2
(31.6)		 −5.8
(21.6)		 5.7
(42.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 19.8
(0.78)		 28.8
(1.134)		 54.3
(2.138)		 82.9
(3.264)		 109.9
(4.327)		 164.6
(6.48)		 303.6
(11.953)		 273.1
(10.752)		 153.2
(6.031)		 43.2
(1.701)		 39.3
(1.547)		 18.3
(0.72)		 1,290.9
(50.823)
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.1 5.7 7.6 7.7 8.1 9.5 14.8 14.2 8.9 5.3 6.4 5.0 98.3
Average relative humidity (%) 61.4 59.0 59.1 55.4 61.9 69.5 78.3 78.1 75.7 70.2 66.4 63.7 66.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 192.5 192.4 220.1 240.3 256.2 225.3 170.0 188.8 189.0 215.3 179.7 184.2 2,461.5
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[3]

Gallery

Sister cities

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=294021&v=43
  2. ↑ http://www.novelis.com
  3. ↑ "평년값자료(1981–2010) 영주(272)". Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2011-05-02.

External links

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Coordinates: 36°48′21″N 128°37′26″E / 36.80583°N 128.62389°E