Yeongcheon
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| Yeongcheon | 
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| Hangul: | 영천시 |
| Hanja: | 永川市 |
| Revised Romanization: | Yeongcheon-si |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Yŏngch'ŏn-shi |
| Statistics | |
| Area: | 919.76 km² |
| Population: | 113,807 2003 registration [1] (http://www.yc.go.kr/kor/about/02_07.asp) |
| Pop. density: | 123.7 people/km² |
| Administrative divisions: | 1 eup, 10 myeon, 5 dong |
Yeongcheon is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
Yeongcheon is located 350 km southeast of Seoul, in the southeast of North Gyeongsang Province. It is on the Gyeongbu Expressway linking Seoul and Busan, and is also the junction of the Jungang and Daegu railway lines.
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People
Notable individuals born in the city include: Choe Mu-seon, general during the late Goryeo period.
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See also
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External links
- City government website (http://en.yc.go.kr/)
- Open Directory category (http://dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/South_Korea/Gyeongbuk/Yeongcheon/)
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| Administrative divisions of North Gyeongsang province, South Korea | 
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| 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 | |
