Samcheok

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Image:Samcheok.png Samcheok
Hangul 삼척시 Hanja 三陟市 Revised Romanization Samcheok-si McCune- Reischauer Samch'ŏk-si
Statistics
Area 1,185.78 km2 (457.83 sq mi) Population (2005) 68,116 Population density 57.4 /km² (149 /sq mi) Administrative divisions 2 eup, 6 myeon, 4 dong
Location map
Image:Map Samcheok-si.PNG

Samcheok is a city in Gangwon-do, South Korea.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Ancient age & Three Kingdom 1.2 Unified Silla 1.3 Goryeo Dynasty 1.4 Joseon Dynasty 1.5 Japanese occupation 1.6 Republic of Korea 2 Education 3 Sister cities 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

History

Ancient age & Three Kingdom

• It was called "Siljikguk or Siljikgokguk"
• 102 under the rule of Silla (Pasa 23^rd)
• 468 under the rule of Goguryeo (Jangsu 56^th)
• 505 The name changed to Sil-jick joo (Jijeung 6^th)
• 658 The name changed to Book-jin (Muyeol 5^th)

Unified Silla

• 757 The name changed to Samcheok-gun (Gyeongdeok 16^th)

Goryeo Dynasty

• 995 The name changed to Cheokjoo (Seongjong 14^th)
• 1018 The name changed to Samcheok-hyun (Hyeonjong 9^th)

Joseon Dynasty

• 1393 Samcheok-hyun was raised into Samcheok-bu (Taejo 2^nd)
• 1413 change of the name to Samcheok protectorate (Taejong 13^rd)
• 1895 change of the name to Samcheok-gun (Gojong 32^nd)

Japanese occupation

• 1917 Bunae-myeon change of the name to Samcheok-myeon
• 1938 Samcheok-myeon was raised into Samcheok-eup

Republic of Korea

• 1973 Jangsung-eup Hwangji branch office was raised to Hwangji-eup (at that time, the most population of the county)
• 1980. 04. 01. Bukpyeong-eup was Incorporated into Donghae-si
• 1980. 12. 01. Wondeock-myeon was elevated to Wondeock-eup
• 1981. 07. 01. The combination of Jangseong-eup and Hwangji-eup was raised into Taebaek-si
• 1986. 01. 01. Samcheok-eup was raised into Samcheok-si
• 1986. 03. 27. Wondeok-eup Ojeo branch office was raised into Kagok-myeon
• 1989. 01. 01. Yonghwa-ri and jangho-ri were incorporated into Gundeok-myeon
• 1994. 12. 26. 5 districts (Called ri) of Hajang-myeon were incorporated into Taebaek-si
• 1995. 01. 01. The combination of Samcheok-si and Samcheok-gun was incorporated to Samcheok-si

Education

Samcheok has one university, KNU Samcheok Campus, established March 1, 2003. (formerly Samcheok National University)

Sister cities

• Image:Flag of South Korea.svg Seongbuk-gu, Seoul since October 14, 1999
• Image:Flag of South Korea.svg Yeonsu-gu, Incheon since October 13, 2000
• Image:Flag of South Korea.svg Guri, Gyeonggi-do since March 20, 2001
• Image:Flag of South Korea.svg Icheon, Gyeonggi-do since August 17, 2004
• Image:Flag of South Korea.svg Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do since June 22, 2007
• Image:Flag of Japan.svg Akabira, Hokkaidō since July 18, 1997
• Image:Flag of Japan.svg Kurobe, Toyama since July 18, 1997
• Image:Flag of Japan.svg Kanda, Fukuoka since July, 1997
• Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wangqing County, Jilin since September 4, 1997
• Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dongying, Shandong since March 24, 1999
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Leesburg, Virginia since April 22, 2003
• Image:Flag of Russia.svg Kungur, Perm Krai since May 30, 2003
• Image:Flag of Australia.svg Mareeba Shire, Queensland since November 9, 2004

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See also

• List of cities in South Korea

References

External links

• Samcheok city government home page

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