Mungyeong
Sign in to saveMungyeong (; ) is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The local government, economy, and transportation networks are all centered in Jeomchon, the principal town. Mungyeong has a lengthy history, and is known today for its various historic and scenic tourist attractions. The city's name means roughly "hearing good news." Recently, development has been somewhat stagnant with the decline of the coal industry. Since the 1990s, the proportion of people who rely on the tourism industry through Mungyeong Saejae has gradually increased.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Mungyeong
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipal City
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Korean
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- Hangul
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type2
- Hanja
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info3
- Mungyeong-si
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info4
- Mun'gyŏng-si
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Mungyeong City Hall.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Mungyeong City Hall (2015)
- Settlement.image_map
- North Gyeongsang-Mungyeong.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in South Korea
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Yeongnam
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Dialect
- Settlement.population_blank1
- Gyeongsang
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 911.73
- Settlement.population_as_of
- September 2024
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 81525
- Area
- 911.73
- Official website
- eng.gbmg.go.kr
- Image
- Saejae Gyogwijeong.jpg
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- Commons category
- Mungyeong
- time of earliest written record
- 1390-00-00
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25 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography and climate
- Geography
- Climate
- Government
- Executive
- Legislative
- Judicial
- Administrative districts
- Demographics
- Economy
- Communications and media
- Divisions
- People
- Tourism
- Festival
- Transportation
- Culture
- Religion
- Sports
- Education
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Infobox settlement | name = Mungyeong | native_name = | settlement_type = Municipal City | translit_lang1 = Korean | translit_lang1_type1 = Hangul | translit_lang1_info1 = | translit_lang1_type2 = Hanja | translit_lang1_info2 = | translit_lang1_type3 = | translit_lang1_info3 = Mungyeong-si | translit_lang1_type4 = | translit_lang1_info4 = Mun'gyŏng-si | image_skyline = Mungyeong City Hall.JPG | imagesize = | image_caption = Mungyeong City Hall (2015) | image_map = North Gyeongsang-Mungyeong.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = Location in South Korea | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Yeongnam | population_blank1_title = Dialect | population_blank1 = Gyeongsang | area_total_km2 = 911.73 | population_as_of = September 2024 | population_total = 67,544 | population_density_km2 = 84.79 | government_footnotes = 36°52'10'' N latitude. The southern extremity lies in Nongam-myeon, at 36°41'40'' N. The easternmost edge of the city can also be found in Dongno-myeon, at 128°22'42'' E longitude. On the west, Mungyeong comes to an end in Gaeun-eup, at 127°52'48'' E.
Mungyeong stands on the border between North Gyeongsang and North Chungcheong Provinces. On its northern and western borders, it adjoins the North Chungcheong districts of Danyang County, Jecheon, and Chungju on the north and Goesan County on the northwest. Within North Gyeongsang province, Mungyeong adjoins Yecheon County to the east and Sangju to the south.
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