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Yeongju - Definition and Overview
Yeongju
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Hangul: 영주시
Hanja: 榮州市
Revised Romanization: Yeongju-si
McCune-Reischauer: Yŏngju-shi
Statistics
Area: 668.45 km²
Population: 196,000 (2003)
Pop. density: 293.2 people/km²
Administrative divisions: 1 eup, 9 myeon, 7 dong

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Yeongju is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

Buseoksa Temple in Yeongju is outstanding as a representative temple of the Avatamsaka Sect of Silla Buddhism. Sosu Seowon is the original Confucian Academy and the first to have had national financial support by way of tax exemptions.

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Administrative divisions of North Gyeongsang province, South Korea Map showing the position of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea
Capital
Daegu
Cities
Andong | Gimcheon | Gumi | Gyeongju | Gyeongsan | Mungyeong | Pohang | Sangju | Yeongcheon | Yeongju
Counties
Bonghwa | Cheongdo | Cheongsong | Chilgok | Goryeong | Gunwi | Seongju | Uiseong | Uljin | Ulleung | Yecheon | Yeongdeok | Yeongyang
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