Yeongju
Sign in to saveYeongju (; ) is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It has an area of and 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 and Yecheon county to the south, and Yeongwol County of Gangwon Province to the north.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Yeongju
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipal City
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Korean
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- Hangul
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type2
- Hanja
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info3
- Yeongju-si
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info4
- Yŏngju-si
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Muryangsujeon2.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Muryangsujeon hall at Buseoksa temple
- Settlement.image_map
- North Gyeongsang-Yeongju.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
- 668.45
- Settlement.population_as_of
- August 2025
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Yeongju (; ) is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It has an area of and 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 and Yecheon county to the south, and Yeongwol County of Gangwon Province to the north.
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.