Yeongju
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| 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 |
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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External links
- City government website (http://www.yeongju.go.kr/)
- Open Directory category (http://dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/South_Korea/Gyeongbuk/Yeongju/)
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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 | |
