Gampo-eup

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Gampo-eup
eup
Korean transcription(s)
   Hangul 감포읍
   Hanja 甘浦邑
   Revised Romanization Gampo-eup
   McCune–Reischauer Kamp'o-ŭp
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Gampo Harbor
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Country South Korea
Administrative divisions20 administrative ri (9 legal ri), 111 ban
Government
  Type Gyeongju City
Area
  Total44.83 km2 (17.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2007) [1]
  Total7,132
  Density159/km2 (410/sq mi)
Dialect Gyeongsang dialect

Gampo-eup is an eup or a town of Gyeongju in South Korea. It contains part of Gyeongju National Park: [1] the Daebon section which covers the shoreline near Daewangnueng, the watery grave of King Munmu of the Silla kingdom. 7,132 people live in Gampo-eup, served by two elementary schools and a joint middle-high school. [2] Important local products include persimmons as well as anchovies, seaweed, and squid. [1]

An eup or ŭp (Korean: 읍) is an administrative unit in both North Korea and South Korea similar to the unit of town.

Gyeongju Municipal City in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea

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There are over 240 seafood restaurants in Gampo Harbor offering various dishes made with seafood caught in the sea, such as hoe (raw fish dishes), jeonboktang (an abalone soup), grilled seafood and others. [3] [4] [5]

See also

The primary subdivisions of Gyeongju in South Korea consist of 4 eup, 8 myeon, and 11 dong. These units are the same into which all of the cities and counties of South Korea are divided. The dong units occupy the area of the city center, which was formerly occupied by Gyeongju-eup. Eup refers to a substantial village, whereas the myeon are more rural. The current divisions are as follows, using the numbers given on the map:

Administrative divisions of South Korea

South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities, 1 special city, 1 special autonomous city, and 9 provinces, including one special autonomous province. These are further subdivided into a variety of smaller entities, including cities, counties, districts, towns, townships, neighborhoods and villages.

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References

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  2. 교육기관 [Educational institution] (in Korean). Gyeongju City. Retrieved 2009-08-17.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. Kim, Hyeon-gwan (2005-04-07). 경주지역 상권 불황 '역대 최고' [Recession of the commercial district in Gyeongju is 'worst ever'] (in Korean). Daegu Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  4. Kim, Hyeon-gwan (2005-07-01). 여름 바캉스 경주로 [Gyeongju for summer vacation] (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  5. Park, Jong-hyeon (박종현) (2009-02-05). 살살 녹는 대게살…힘이 쑥쑥 전복탕 [Crab meat melted in the mouth and jeonboktang giving stamina] (in Korean). Segye Ilbo . Retrieved 2009-09-15.