Samcheok

Samcheok 삼척시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	삼척시
• Hanja	三陟市
• Revised Romanization	Samcheok-si
• McCune-Reischauer	Samch'ŏk-si
Emblem of Samcheok
Location in South Korea
Coordinates: 37°27′00″N 129°09′54″E / 37.450°N 129.165°E / 37.450; 129.165Coordinates: 37°27′00″N 129°09′54″E / 37.450°N 129.165°E / 37.450; 129.165
Country	South Korea
Region	Gangwon
Administrative divisions	2 eup, 6 myeon, 4 dong
Area
• Total	1,185.78 km2 (457.83 sq mi)
Population (June 30, 2011)
• Total	72,368
• Density	61.03/km2 (158.1/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gangwon
Climate	Cfa

Samcheok (Korean pronunciation: [sam.tɕʰʌk̚]) is a city in Gangwon-do, South Korea.

History

Ancient age & Three Kingdom

• It was called "Siljikguk or Siljikgokguk"
• 102 under the rule of Silla (Pasa 23rd)
• 468 under the rule of Goguryeo (Jangsu 56th)
• 505 The name changed to Sil-jick joo (Jijeung 6th)
• 658 The name changed to Book-jin (Muyeol 5th)

Unified Silla

• 757 The name changed to Samcheok-gun (Gyeongdeok 16th)

Goryeo Dynasty

• 995 The name changed to Cheokjoo (Seongjong 14th)
• 1018 The name changed to Samcheok-hyun (Hyeonjong 9th)

Joseon Dynasty

• 1393 Samcheok-hyun was raised into Samcheok-bu (Taejo 2nd)
• 1413 change of the name to Samcheok protectorate (Taejong 13th)
• 1895 change of the name to Samcheok-gun (Gojong 32nd)

Japanese occupation

• 1917 Bunae-myeon change of the name to Samcheok-myeon
• 1938 Samcheok-myeon was raised into Samcheok-eup

Republic of Korea

• 1973 Jangsung-eup Hwangji branch office was raised to Hwangji-eup (at that time, the most population of the county)
• 1980. 04. 01. Bukpyeong-eup was Incorporated into Donghae-si
• 1980. 12. 01. Wondeock-myeon was elevated to Wondeock-eup
• 1981. 07. 01. The combination of Jangseong-eup and Hwangji-eup was raised into Taebaek-si
• 1986. 01. 01. Samcheok-eup was raised into Samcheok-si
• 1986. 03. 27. Wondeok-eup Ojeo branch office was raised into Kagok-myeon
• 1989. 01. 01. Yonghwa-ri and jangho-ri were incorporated into Gundeok-myeon
• 1994. 12. 26. 5 districts (Called ri) of Hajang-myeon were incorporated into Taebaek-si
• 1995. 01. 01. The combination of Samcheok-si and Samcheok-gun was incorporated to Samcheok-si

Education

Samcheok has one university, KNU Samcheok Campus, established March 1, 2006. (formerly Samcheok National University)

Sister cities

• Seongbuk-gu, Seoul since October 14, 1999
• Yeonsu-gu, Incheon since October 13, 2000
• Guri, Gyeonggi-do since March 20, 2001
• Icheon, Gyeonggi-do since August 17, 2004
• Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do since June 22, 2007
• Ulleung County, Gyeongsangbuk-do since June 25, 2009
• Akabira, Hokkaidō since July 18, 1997
• Kanda, Fukuoka since July, 1997
• Wangqing County, Jilin since September 4, 1997
• Kurobe, Toyama since November 5, 1998
• Dongying, Shandong since March 24, 1999
• Kungur, Perm Krai since May 30, 2003
• Mareeba Shire, Queensland since November 9, 2004
• Jixi, Heilongjiang since May 21, 2008
• Korsakov, Sakhalin Oblast since August 30, 2010

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Figures from Samcheok

• Kim yeon sik - current Taebaek mayor, Gangwon Province (elected GNP)
• Bak sang cheol - Singer
• Jung Kyung Ho - Football Player
• Hwang young jo - Marathon runner (winner of the marathon race at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1994 Asian Games)

Tourist Attractions

• Samcheok Railbike
• Hwanseong and Daegeum Caves
• Haesingdang Park - Also known as the Penis Park. This park can be reached in 40 minutues by riding the 24, or 24-1 local bus.
• Samcheok Rose Park
• Samcheok, Jeungsan, Yonghwa, Maengbang and Jangho Beaches.

See also

• List of cities in South Korea

References

External links

• Samcheok city government home page