Gampo-eup

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]

Gampo-eup
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Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	감포읍
• Hanja	甘浦邑
• Revised Romanization	Gampo-eup
• McCune–Reischauer	Kamp'o-ŭp
Gampo Harbor
Country	South Korea
Administrative divisions	20 administrative ri (9 legal ri), 111 ban
Government
• Type	Gyeongju City
Area
• Total	44.83 km^2 (17.31 sq mi)
Population  (2007)[1]
• Total	7,132
• Density	159/km^2 (410/sq mi)
Dialect	Gyeongsang dialect

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

• Subdivisions of Gyeongju
• Administrative divisions of South Korea

References

1. "감포읍 Gampo-eup 甘浦邑" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
2. 교육기관 [Educational institution] (in Korean). Gyeongju City. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
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.

External links

• (in Korean) The official site of Gampo-eup