Punggi
Punggi-eup (Hangeul: 풍기읍; Hanja: 豊基邑) is a town in the outer regions of Yeongju City, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. It has a population of about 16,000.
| Punggi | |
| Hangul | 풍기읍 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 豊基邑 |
| Revised Romanization | Punggi-eup |
| McCune–Reischauer | P'unggi-ŭp |
A portion of Sobaeksan National Park and the Memorial Park for the Korea Liberation Corps are located in Punggi-eup.
This town is well known throughout Korea for its Ginseng.
It is also the home of Dongyang University.
Administrative subdivisions
- Seongnae-ri (성내리/城內里)
- Dongbu-ri (동부리/東部里)
- Sanbeop-ri (산법리/山法里)
- Migok-ri (미곡리/味谷里)
- Samga-ri (삼가리/三街里)
- Ukgeum-ri (욱금리/郁錦里)
- Geumgye-ri (금계리/金鷄里)
- Gyochon-ri (교촌리/校村里)
- Seobu-ri (서부리/西部里)
- Baek-ri (백리/白里)
- Baeksin-ri (백신리/白新里)
- Changrak-ri (창락리/昌樂里)
- Sucheol-ri (수철리/水鐵里)
- Jeongu-ri (전구리/前邱里)
See also
- Subdivisions of South Korea
- Geography of South Korea
Attraction Hee-Ryun Gonrosa Birosa Punggi hot spring Buseoksa Temple
a special product Poonggi Panax ginseng
Viscose Rayon
Korean beef apple
References
Origin As the royal ancestral tablets of the Goryeo Dynasty were enshrined in Mt. Myeongbong, they were named Punggi, after the satire of Eunpung and the flag of Kicheon, and promoted the prefecture to the county.
History Punggi County Area On April 1, 1914, the eastern and western sections of Punggi-gun were merged into Punggi-myeon, Yeongju-gun.[1] (14 li) Joseon Governor-General's Ordinance No.11 Old Administrative Region New Administrative Region Seongnae-ri, Dongbu-ri, Sanctuary-ri, Yeongju-myeon, Punggi-myeon, Punggi-gun Samga-ri, a member of the western section of Punggi-gun; Wook-yoo, Geumgye-ri, Gyohon-ri, Seobae-ri, Baekri Migok-ri, Vaccine-ri, Sucheol-ri, and Jeonguri in Changrak-myeon, Punggi-gun He was promoted to Punggi-eup on July 1, 1973.[2] On April 1, 1980, it was reorganized from Punggi-eup in Yeongpung-gun to Punggi-eup in Yeongpung-gun.[3] On January 1, 1995, Yeongju and Yeongpung counties were merged into Yeongju and reorganized into Punggi-eup in Yeongju.[4] main facility Council of Saemaul Leaders Punggi Agricultural Cooperative Federation Saemaul Women's Association Punggi Youth Center Punggi-eup Sports Club Punggi 119 Safety Center Yeongju Police Station Wind Station Punggi Post Office Punggi Veterans Association Punggi Town Residents' Autonomous Committee National Agricultural Cooperative Federation Wind Station Punggi Station Hee-Ryun Station the Church of the Holy Land Yeongju FM educational facilities Punggi Elementary School Punggi Bukbu Elementary School Geumgye Middle School Punggi Middle School Gyeongbuk Air High School Tong Yang University Attraction Hee-Ryun Gonrosa Birosa Punggi hot spring a special product Poonggi man a person's position Korean beef apple Originally a separate county from Yeongju (Yeongcheon; 榮川), it was integrated with Yeongcheon during the Japanese colonial period and became a lord. Although it flourished as a preparation base for crossing the Juknyeong Pass, it declined with the development of transportation.