Andong

Also known as Andong-si, Andong City

Andong () is a city in South Korea, and the capital of North Gyeongsang Province. It is the largest city in the northern part of the province with a population of 167,821 as of October 2010. The Nakdong River flows through the city. Andong is a market centre for the surrounding agricultural areas.

AI overview

Andong is a city in South Korea and the capital of North Gyeongsang Province, serving as the largest urban center in the northern part of the province. It functions as a market hub for the surrounding agricultural region and is situated along the Nakdong River.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Andong
Settlement.native_name_lang: ko
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipal City
Settlement.translit_lang1: Korean
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Hangul
Settlement.translit_lang1_type2: Hanja
Settlement.translit_lang1_info3: Andong-si
Settlement.translit_lang1_info4: Andong-si
Settlement.image_skyline: A bird's eye view of the Hahoe Folk Village (4458648859).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: An aerial view of Hahoe Folk Village
Settlement.image_map: North Gyeongsang-Andong.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in South Korea
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Yeongnam
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Dialect
Settlement.population_blank1: Gyeongsang
Settlement.population_demonym: Andongite

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Population: 153131
Area: 1519
Elevation: 139
Official website: www.andong.go.kr
Image: A bird's eye view of the Hahoe Folk Village (4458648859).jpg

Show 4 more facts

Commons gallery: 안동시
Commons category: Andong
postal code: 36600–36760
P12749: Ljubatovci

Sources (9)

via Wikidata · CC0

~2 min read

Article

28 sections

Contents

History
Administrative divisions
Local specialty foods
Culture
Museums
Parks
Villages
Confucian Academies
Mountains
Monuments
Experiences
Architecture
Historical
Modern
Special product
Education
Transport
Air
Sports
Visitor attractions in Andong
Festival
Climate
Gallery
Sister cities
People from Andong
See also
External links
References

{{Infobox settlement | name = Andong | native_name = | native_name_lang = ko | settlement_type = Municipal City | translit_lang1 = Korean | translit_lang1_type1 = Hangul | translit_lang1_info1 = | translit_lang1_type2 = Hanja | translit_lang1_info2 = | translit_lang1_type3 = | translit_lang1_info3 = Andong-si | translit_lang1_type4 = | translit_lang1_info4 = Andong-si | image_skyline = A bird's eye view of the Hahoe Folk Village (4458648859).jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = An aerial view of Hahoe Folk Village | image_map = North Gyeongsang-Andong.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = Location in South Korea | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Yeongnam | population_blank1_title = Dialect | population_blank1 = Gyeongsang | population_demonym = Andongite | established_title = First mention | established_date = 930 | established_title2 = City status | established_date2 = 1963 | elevation_m = 139 | area_total_km2 = 1590.91 | population_as_of = September 2024 | population_total = 153,348 | population_density_km2 = auto

| government_footnotes = Korea-Andong-Sisadan-01.jpg|Sisadan Hahoe Folk Village 02.jpg|Hahoe Folk Village Hahoe Byeolsingut Tallori 04.jpg|Hahoe Dance Mask Andong Gu Market.jpg|Andong Gu Market, food market in downtown Andong Weolyeonggyo Bridge 01.jpg|, Bridge in Sang-a dong, Andong