Mungyeong

Mungyeong
문경시
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul문경시
 • Hanja
 • Revised RomanizationMungyeong-si
 • McCune-ReischauerMun'gyŏng-si
Mungyeong City Hall (2015)
Mungyeong City Hall (2015)
Flag of Mungyeong
Official logo of Mungyeong
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Country South Korea
RegionYeongnam
Administrative divisions2 eup, 7 myeon, 5 dong
Government
 • mayorShin Hyun-kook (신현국)
Area
 • Total911.73 km2 (352.02 sq mi)
Population
 (November 2022)
 • Total70,645
 • Density84.79/km2 (219.6/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Gyeongsang
Time zoneUTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Area code+82-54

Mungyeong (Korean문경; Korean pronunciation: [mun.ɡjʌŋ]) is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The local government, economy, and transportation networks are all centered in Jeomchon, the principal town. Mungyeong has a lengthy history, and is known today for its various historic and scenic tourist attractions. The city's name means roughly "hearing good news." Recently, development has been somewhat stagnant with the decline of the coal industry. Since the 1990s, the proportion of people who rely on the tourism industry through Mungyeong Saejae has gradually increased.

The city of Mungyeong was created after Jeomchon City and rural Mungyeong County were combined in 1995.[1] It is now an urban-rural complex similar to 53 other small and medium-sized cities with a population under 300,000 people in South Korea.[2][3]

  1. ^ 문경시의 역사. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Nate. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10.
  2. ^ Lee, Jae Won; Lee, Man Hyung. (1997) Urban-Rural Integration Conflicts After 1994's Reform in Korea[permanent dead link] Dosi Yeongu, Korea Center for City and Environment Research, vol3. pp.103-121
  3. ^ Yun, Daesic; Hwang, Junghoon. Moon, Changkeun. (June. 2008) (in Korean) A Study on Analysis of Mode Choice Characteristics and Travel Pattern in Urban-Rural Integrated City Archived 2012-01-05 at the Wayback Machine Korea Research Institute For Human Settlements, p.118

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