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{{Infobox settlement
| name = {{raise|0.1em|Pohang}}
| native_name = {{lower|0.1em|{{nobold|포항시}}}}
| native_name_lang = ko
| settlement_type = [[Leet o ceeties in Sooth Korea|Municipal Ceety]]
| translit_lang1 = Korean
| translit_lang1_type1 = Hangul
| translit_lang1_info1 = {{linktext|포|항|시}}
| translit_lang1_type2 = Hanja
| translit_lang1_info2 = {{linktext|浦|項|市}}
| translit_lang1_type3 = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}}
| translit_lang1_info3 = Pohang-si
| translit_lang1_type4 = {{nowrap|McCune-Reischauer}}
| translit_lang1_info4 = P'ohang-si
| image_skyline = Korea-Pohang-Goryongpo Beach-01.jpg
| imagesize =
| image_caption = A view o Guryongpo Beach
| image_map = North Gyeongsang-Pohang.svg
| mapsize =
| map_caption = Location in Sooth Korea
| subdivision_type = Kintra
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Sooth Korea}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions o Korea|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Yeongnam]]
| population_blank1_title = Dialect
| population_blank1 = [[Gyeongsang dialect|Gyeongsang]]
| area_total_km2 = 1127.24
| population_as_of = 2011 Jul
| population_total = 520,305
| population_density_km2 = 461.6
| parts_type = [[Admeenistrative diveeesions o Sooth Korea|Admeenistrative diveesions]]
| parts = 2 ''gu'', 19 ''dong'', 4 ''eup'', 10 ''myeon''
| image_blank_emblem =
| blank_emblem_type =
}}
'''Pohang''' is a [[Admeenistrative diveesions o Sooth Korea|ceety]] in [[North Gyeongsang Province]], Sooth Korea, an a main [[seaport]] in the [[Daegu-Gyeongbuk]] region. The built-up aurie o Pohang is locatit on the alluvium o the mooth o the [[Hyeongsan River]]. The city is divided intae twa wairds ("[[Gu]]"), Buk-gu (Northern Ward) and Nam-gu (Southern Ward).
The ceety haes the lairgest population o Gyeongbuk an it haes the 3rd widest laund o [[Sooth Korea]].<ref>First is [[Andong]], an 2nt is [[Gyeongju]].</ref>
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==History==
The earliest evidence of human occupation in the Pohang area is from the [[Mumun Pottery Period]] (1500–300 BC). Archaeologists have unearthed small villages and megalithic burials (dolmens) from this period. Still a small fishing village at the dawn of the 20th century, the earliest steps toward developing Pohang into a place of greater significance were taken in 1930 with the construction of a modern harbour. Pohang grew rapidly afterward, attaining the designation of a Town in 1931 and then earning the status of a City in 1949.<ref name="worldportsource.com">[http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/KOR_Port_of_Pohang_1487.php WPS - Port of Pohang contact information]. Worldportsource.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.</ref>
Pohang's road arteries and shipping port made it a place of strategic significance during the [[Korean War]]. An unopposed landing of UN forces at Pohang on July 18, 1950 was the first large-scale amphibious operation since World War II, and the region around Pohang saw [[Battle of P'ohang-dong|fierce clashes]] between South Korea's [[3rd Infantry Division (South Korea)|3rd Infantry Division]] and North Korea's [[5th Division (North Korea)|5th Infantry Division]] during August–September 1950.<ref>[http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/07/116_43998.htm ]{{dead link|date=July 2013}}</ref>
By the 1960s, Pohang was a small coastal city with a population of 50,000.<ref>[http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~kocsea/pohang.htm KASTN]. Cs.virginia.edu (1996-02-01). Retrieved on 2013-07-12.</ref> The next major development in Pohang's growth came in 1968 with the inauguration of the steel maker [[POSCO]], and the local plant's commencement of production in 1972. The introduction of heavy industry to the city brought the local economy to a blend of iron, steel, shipbuilding and fisheries through the end of the 20th century.<ref name="worldportsource.com"/>
The early 21st century and the age of [[globalization]] has brought new economic challenges to companies such as POSCO, giving rise to beliefs that Pohang would be wise to not be overly reliant on heavy industry to maintain its prosperity.<ref>http://esri.handong.edu/korean/download.php?id=209&sid=8e8361e216e22553cc306b08f4598736</ref> In response, the Pohang of today presents itself as having an eye to the future, striving to become a diversified city of [[environmentalism]] and advanced learning, as well as a centre of arts and culture.<ref>[http://eng.ipohang.org/En/About/AP01/?navi=AP01_1 ]{{dead link|date=July 2013}}</ref>
Silla Dynasty : Toehwa-hyeon, Jidap-hyeon, Geunoji-hyeon, Haeah-hyeon.
Goryeo Dynasty: Re-titled to Heunghae-gun, Janggi-hyeon, Yeongil-hyeon, Cheongha-hyeon.
1896.08.04 : Four counties, Heunghae, Cheongha, Yeonil, and Janggi were established due to the practice of 13-Do system
1914.03.01 : Four counties unified as Yeongil-gun (18 myeons)
1931.04.01 : Pohang-myeon promoted to Pohang-eup (1 eup, 17 myeons)
1934.04.01 : Jukbuk.Juknam-myeon unified as Jukjang-myeon, Janggi. Bongsan-myeon unified as Jihaeng-myeon (1 eup, 15 myeons)
1938.10.01 : Hyeongsan-myeon incorporated into Pohang-eup (1 eup, 14 myeons)
1942.10.01 : Changju-myeon promoted to Guryongpo-eup (2 eups, 13 myeons)
1949.08.15 : Pohang-eup promoted to Pohang-si (1 si, 1 eup, 13 myeons, 1 branch office)
1956.07.08 : Heunghae, Gokgang-myeon incorporated into Uichang-myeon (1 si, 1 eup, 12 myeons)
1957.10.29 : Abolition of Daljeon-myeon, incorporated into Heunghae/Yeonil (1 si, 1 eup, 11 myeons)
1967.03.01 : Establishment of Gibuk branch office of Gigye-myeon
1973.07.01 : Uichang-myeon promoted to Uichang-eup (1 si, 2 eups, 10 myeons, 3 branch offices)
1980.12.01 : Yeonil, Ocheon-myeon promoted to eups (1 si, 4 eups, 8 myeons, 3 branch offices)
1982.09.01 : Separation of Haedo 1/2 dong, Sangdae 1/2 dong
1986.04.01 : Daebo, Gibuk branch office promoted to myeon (1 si, 4 eups, 10 myeons, 1 branch office)
1995.01.01 : Starts as united Pohang-si (1 si, 2 gus, 4 eups, 10 myeons, 25 dongs, 1 branch office)
1998.09.01 : Unification of Gwaso-dong (1 si, 2 gus, 4 eups, 10 myeons, 19 dongs, 1 branch office)
2006.12.26 : Moved into the new building in Daejam-dong
==Geography and climate==
The mean temperature in the coldest month, January, is relatively mild at 1.8°C. The warmest month is August, when the mean temperature is 25.7°C.<ref>[http://www.kma.go.kr/weather/climate/average_30years.jsp?yy_st=2011&stn=138&norm=M&x=27&y=5&obs=TA&mm=5&dd=23 평년값자료(30년) > 국내기후자료 > 기후자료 > 날씨 > 기상청]. Kma.go.kr. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.</ref> On average, Pohang receives 1,152mm of precipitation per year. The driest month is December, when the city receives a scant 25.7mm of precipitation on average. However, the mean amount of precipitation for the wettest month, August, is 227.4mm.<ref>[http://www.kma.go.kr/weather/climate/average_30years.jsp?yy_st=2011&stn=138&norm=M&x=38&y=14&obs=RN&mm=5&dd=23 평년값자료(30년) > 국내기후자료 > 기후자료 > 날씨 > 기상청]. Kma.go.kr. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.</ref>
{{Weather box
|location = Pohang (1981–2010)
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|Jan high C = 6.5
|Feb high C = 8.6
|Mar high C = 12.7
|Apr high C = 18.9
|May high C = 23.2
|Jun high C = 25.5
|Jul high C = 28.7
|Aug high C = 29.4
|Sep high C = 25.3
|Oct high C = 21.4
|Nov high C = 15.2
|Dec high C = 9.2
|year high C = 18.7
|Jan mean C = 1.8
|Feb mean C = 3.8
|Mar mean C = 7.9
|Apr mean C = 13.8
|May mean C = 18.2
|Jun mean C = 21.4
|Jul mean C = 24.9
|Aug mean C = 25.7
|Sep mean C = 21.6
|Oct mean C = 16.6
|Nov mean C = 10.3
|Dec mean C = 4.4
|year mean C = 14.2
|Jan low C = -2.0
|Feb low C = -0.3
|Mar low C = 3.7
|Apr low C = 9.2
|May low C = 13.8
|Jun low C = 17.9
|Jul low C = 22.0
|Aug low C = 22.9
|Sep low C = 18.4
|Oct low C = 12.5
|Nov low C = 6.1
|Dec low C = 0.4
|year low C = 10.4
|Jan precipitation mm = 36.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 40.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 60.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 68.9
|May precipitation mm = 85.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 141.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 203.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 227.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 177.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 43.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 41.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 25.7
|year precipitation mm = 1152.0
|Jan humidity = 49.1
|Feb humidity = 51.8
|Mar humidity = 57.0
|Apr humidity = 57.9
|May humidity = 64.6
|Jun humidity = 73.9
|Jul humidity = 78.7
|Aug humidity = 78.8
|Sep humidity = 75.9
|Oct humidity = 65.5
|Nov humidity = 57.6
|Dec humidity = 51.0
|year humidity = 63.5
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 5.4
|Feb precipitation days = 6.2
|Mar precipitation days = 8.7
|Apr precipitation days = 8.0
|May precipitation days = 8.8
|Jun precipitation days = 9.7
|Jul precipitation days = 13.4
|Aug precipitation days = 12.6
|Sep precipitation days = 10.9
|Oct precipitation days = 6.6
|Nov precipitation days = 5.7
|Dec precipitation days = 4.3
|Jan sun = 188.7
|Feb sun = 176.4
|Mar sun = 189.9
|Apr sun = 214.0
|May sun = 223.9
|Jun sun = 183.7
|Jul sun = 161.1
|Aug sun = 170.3
|Sep sun = 154.5
|Oct sun = 193.7
|Nov sun = 182.8
|Dec sun = 190.4
|year sun = 2229.6
|source = Korea Meteorological Administration<ref name= KMA>{{cite web
|url=http://www.kma.go.kr/weather/climate/average_30years.jsp?yy_st=2011&stn=138&norm=M&x=28&y=7&obs=0&mm=5&dd=23
|publisher=Korea Meteorological Administration
|accessdate=2011-05-23
|title=평년값자료(1981–2010) 포항(138) }}</ref>
|date=May 2011}}
==Administrative Organization==
'''Head office: 1 head office, 4 office, 6 team, 25 department'''
'''Executive office: 1 office 7 experts'''
'''Direct organizations: three centers and six departments'''
'''Business offices: 11 offices and 7 departments'''
'''Nam-gu and Buk-gu office: 12 departments Eup,Myeon and Dong: 4 Eup, 10 Myeon and 15 Dong'''
'''(The number of public officials: 1,960)'''
*Mayor
*Globalization strategy headquarter
*Self-governing Administration Bureau
*Economy & Industries Bureau
*Welfare environment office
*Construct and Urban Planning Bureau
*Nam-gu & Buk-gu Public Health Centers
*Agricultural Technology Center
*Construction Environment Office
*Water Supply Office
*Other Centers
Culture & Arts Center
Municipal library
Municipal art gallery
Agricultural product wholesale market management office
Women's culture center
Park management office
Vehicle Registration Office
==Transportation==
The city is served by several trains a day from [[Seoul]] and [[Daegu]]. 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]] and [[Liancourt Rocks]]. It is also the northern terminus of the [[Donghae Nambu Line]] south to [[Busan]].
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. As a result the port shipped a total of 54.8 million tons in 2006.<ref>[http://eng.ipohang.org/En/Business/BU01/?navi=BU01_1 ]{{dead link|date=July 2013}}</ref>
Several flights per day to Seoul [[Gimpo Airport]] are available at [[Pohang Airport]].
Local transportation is served by only city buses. They run about 20 different ways of the city and some of them reach to the mountain folk. Also, the buses are classified into 2 kinds – one is Ilban-bus(normal bus) and the other is Jwaseok-bus(full of seats and a little more expensive than Ilban-bus). They run 15~25 minutes intervals along their own way. The bus routes are listed in both [http://bis.ipohang.org/Guide/LineGuide/# Korean] and [http://eng.ipohang.org/home/eng/travelers_Info/page.wscms English] but the Korean version is interactive, and thusly more helpful.
There are two main bus terminals - Shiwae (시외) and Gosok (고속) which roughly translate into intercity/city and express. The Shiwae bus terminal (시외버스터미널) also acts as the cross-country bus terminal from which you can easily travel to nearby metropolitan cities such as Daegu and Busan (~1.5 hrs each depending on traffic). Their [http://포항터미날.kr/main/main.asp website] is only in Korean and only accessible in Internet Explorer. The Gosok bus terminal (고속버스터미널) [http://www.kobus.co.kr/web/eng/index.jsp website] is in both English and Korean. From Gosok bus terminal one can travel to Seoul, Gwangju, Seosan, Masan, and Daejeon.
Pohang is also serviced by two train stations - Pohang station (포항역) and Hyoja station (효자역). Pohang station is only a 5 minute walk from Jukdo Market. Times and destinations are available on the [http://info.korail.com/2007/eng/eng_index.jsp Korail website] which is in English and Korean.
If you want to take the KTX, you have to go to the Singyeongju Station (신경주역). But after 2014, you can take the KTX at Phohang Station (포항역).
==Education==
===Universities with graduate schools===
*[[Pohang University of Science and Technology]] (POSTECH)
*[[Handong Global University]]
===Other institutes of higher education===
*[[Pohang College]]
*[[Sunlin College]]
==Culture==
Thousands flock to see the [[fireworks]] festival at Bukbu Beach each summer. People travel from all over the country to watch the show.
The Culture & Arts Center, opened in 1995, holds performances and exhibitions in its various galleries and theaters.
==Sport==
The city is home to the [[Pohang Steelers]] in [[K League Classic]]
==Points of interest==
The Jukdo Market is a large, bustling traditional market near the centre of the [[city]], close to the [[port]]. It is well known throughout Korea as an important seafood market. There are a large number of raw-fish restaurants in the market. The [[fish]] is cheaper than [[Seoul]] or [[Daegu]].
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 budget accommodations called ''Yeogwan''. 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. The beach is also home to the famous Hands of Harmony sculpture.
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.
==Notable people==
* [[Lee Myung-bak]], former [[South Korean President]]
* [[Cho Hee-il]] (known in the West as Hee Il Cho), taekwondo grandmaster (9th dan) and author
* Lee Ho-yang (known in the West as [[Shinsadong Tiger]]), composer and record producer
* [[Song Ji-hyo]] (known in the West as Mong-ji), actress and variety star.
==Shopping==
The main downtown shopping area is between Yukgeori (육거리) and Ogeori (오거리) which translate to 6-way intersection and 5-way intersection. The streamlet boardwalk shopping area opens and ends with Pohang Station and Yukgeori, respectively. This shopping area has several stores, restaurants, and a few bars including Converse, Shoemarker, Skin Food, ABC Mart, Redface, [[The North Face]], a cinema, Starbucks, Mr. Pizza, Whistler Bar, Beethoven Bar, Mindy's Bar, and etc.
===Groceries===
Pohang has a few major grocer stores including two Home Plus locations, two GS Supermarkets, and two E-marts. One [http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=9535532728816287532&q=home+plus+pohang&hl=en&cd=1&cad=src:pplink&ei=1YzFS6WkMo2CkQWMi7WMDA Home Plus] is by the Shiwae bus terminal and the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&g=Korea+경상북도+포항시+남구+송도동+410-1&q=home+plus+pohang&btnG=Search+Maps other] is closer to Jukdo Market. Jukdo market is an open market where you can purchase clothes, fish, produce, and a plethora of items. The one GS supermarket is in [http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=9529835218832101606&q=gs+supermarket+pohang&hl=en&cd=1&cad=src:pplink&ei=aIzFS__3IYOQkQXW8cCADw Jukdo-dong] whereas the other is in [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&g=Korea+경상북도+포항시+남구+송도동+410-1&q=home+plus+pohang&btnG=Search+Maps Duho-dong]. E-marts are located in [http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=7922596542427957227&cd=1&cad=src:ppiwlink&ei=4I3FS7nJBMuikAXvi8ycCA&dtab=0 I-dong] and in [http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=4664755896662429273&q=e-mart+pohang&hl=en&cd=1&cad=src:ppiwlink&ei=zI3FS9TgEIKfkQXK0uxA&dtab=0 Indeok-dong].
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== Admeenistrative destricts ==
* [[Buk-gu, Pohang|Buk-gu]] (North Waird)
* [[Nam-gu, Pohang|Nam-gu]] (Sooth Waird)
==Sister ceeties==
Pohang is a [[sister ceety]] o the follaein ceeties aroond the warld.
*{{flagicon|China}} [[Hunchun]], Cheenae
*{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Gwangyang]], Sooth Korea
*{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Suwon]], Sooth Korea
*{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Seoul]] [[Nowon-gu]], Sooth Korea
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Long Beach, Californie|Long Beach]], Unitit States
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pittsburg, Californie|Pittsburg]], Unitit States
*{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Fukuyama, Hiroshima|Fukuyama]], Japan
==Friendly co-operative ceeties==
Pohang is a [[friendly co-operative ceety]] o the follaein ceeties aroond the warld.
*{{flagicon|New Zealand}} – [[North Shore City]], New Zealand (August 2008)
==See an aw==
* [[Leet o ceeties in Sooth Korea]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://eng.ipohang.org/ City government website]
{{North Gyeongsang}}
{{Metropolitan ceeties o Sooth Korea}}
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[[Category:Ceeties in North Gyeongsang Province]]
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[[Category:Port ceeties an touns in Sooth Korea]]