Yeongju

Also known as Yeongju-si, Yŏngju-si

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.

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

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Administrative divisions
Transportation
Climate
Gallery
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
References
External links

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.