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Pohang is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. |||} South Korea is divided into 8 Provinces ( do) 1 special autonomous province ( teukbyeol jachido) 6 metropolitan cities ( gwangyeoksi |||} South Korea is divided into 8 Provinces ( do) 1 special autonomous province ( teukbyeol jachido) 6 metropolitan cities ( gwangyeoksi Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang is a province in eastern South Korea. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː The built-up area of Pohang is located on the alluvium of the mouth of the Hyeongsan River. The Hyeongsan River is a River in southeastern South Korea. It flows from Doseo-myeon Ulju-gun in Ulsan to the Sea of Japan (East Sea covering The city is divided into two wards ("Gu"), Buk-gu (Northern Ward) and Nam-gu (Southern Ward).
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History
The earliest evidence of human occupation in the Pohang area is from the Mumun Pottery Period (1500 - 300 BC). The Mumun pottery period is an Archaeological era in Korean prehistory that dates to approximately 1500-300 BC Archaeologists have unearthed small villages and megalithic burials (dolmens) from this period.
Climate and geography
The mean temperature in the coldest month, January, is relatively mild at 0. 7°C. The warmest month is August, when the mean temperature is 25. 6°C [1]. On average, Pohang receives 1,091 mm of precipitation per year. The driest month is December, when the city receives a scant 25. 9 mm of precipitation on average. However, the mean amount of precipitation for the wettest month, August, is 172. 4 mm [2].
Transportation, economy
The city is served by several trains a day from Seoul and Daegu. Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. Daegu (pronounced) also spelled Taegu (pronounced) officially called Daegu Metropolitan City, is the fourth largest city in South Korea after Pohang is the terminus for a number of ferry routes serving the adjacent Sea of Japan (East Sea), including the main tourist route for Ulleung Island. The Sea of Japan is a Marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, bordered by Japan, Korea, North Korea and Russia Ulleungdo (also spelled Ulreungdo) is a South Korean island in the Sea of Japan (East Sea It is also the northern terminus of the Donghae Nambu Line south to Busan. The Donghae Nambu Line is a railway line connecting Busan to Pohang in South Korea.
Pohang is the home of POSCO (the Pohang Steel Company), one of the largest steel producers in the world, and a host of related industries. The Pohang Iron and Steel Company, or POSCO ( ( ( ( based in Pohang, South Korea, is the third largest Steel producer in the world As a result of the steel industry, the port of Pohang is active
Several flights per day to Seoul Gimpo Airport are available at Pohang Airport. Gimpo International Airport (김포국제공항 commonly known as Gimpo Airport (formerly Kimpo International Airport) is located in the far western end of Seoul Pohang Airport is an airport in Pohang, South Korea. In 2006 347180 passengers utilized the airport
Education
Universities with graduate schools
Other institutes of higher education
- Pohang College
- Sunlin College
Culture in Pohang
The city is home to the K-League soccer club Pohang Steelers. Pohang University of Science and Technology or POSTECH is a private university based in Pohang, South Korea, which is dedicated to research and Handong Global University is a privately run four-year university located in Pohang, North Gyeongsang province South Korea. Establishment The K-League was founded in 1983 as the Korean Super League, with five member clubs For the American football team see Pittsburgh Steelers. For other uses see Steelers (disambiguation.
Points of interest
The Jukdo Market is a large, bustling traditional market near the centre of the city, close to the port. It well-known throughout Korea as an important seafood market. There are a large number of raw-fish restaurants in the market.
Bukbu Beach is located in Duho-dong in the northern part of the city's built-up area. The beach front has been the focus of commercial developments such as bars, restaurants, and love hotels, similar to other urban Korean examples such as Gwangan and Songjeong Beaches.
A number of beaches on the Sea of Japan can be found just north of the built-up area, including Chilpo and Wolpo.
Homigot, a point of land jutting out into the Sea of Japan, is located to the east of urban Pohang in Daebo-myeon. Homigot is one of the easternmost points on the Korean peninsula and as such serves every year as a gathering place for thousands to greet Korea's first sunrise of the New Year.
Bogyeongsa is a major Buddhist temple nestled in a steep green valley at the foot of Mount Naeyeon (710 m) in Songna-myeon, an area in the extreme northern part of Pohang. Yeonsan Waterfall is located nearby in the same mountain valley. There are hiking trails leading from the temple up into the mountains. Bogyeongsa also has a number of mountain hermitages in the vicinity.
Oeosa is a temple located in the extreme southern part of Pohang, just inside the mountains south of the coastal plain formed by the Naengcheon River. It is located at the foot of Mt. Unjae (481 m) in a steep valley in Daesong-myeon. Signs placed in and around Oeosa claim that the temple was founded by Wonhyo, the well-travelled Silla monk. Silla (57 BC – 935 AD was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
Administrative districts
- Buk (North)-gu
- Nam (South)-gu
Sister Cities
See also
References
External links
- City government website
- Pohang at the Open Directory Project
- Yahoo group for foreigners living in Pohang
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