• Location and Topography
    • Location
      • Yeongdeok-gun, located at the northeast region of Gyeongsangbuk-do and belonged to Yeongnam Province, forms the boundary between Pohang-si, Uljin-gun, Yeongyang-gun, and Cheongsong-gun。
    • Topography
      • Taebaek Mountains are toward the southeast, Chilbosan(Mt.) are formed。
      • Byeonggok and Yeonghae plains formed, and Osipcheon(stream), main stream of the county, flows。
    • Weather
      • In general, gentle hand, and the summer maximum temperatures of 38 degrees Celsius, the lowest temperature in winter Remains blank minus 13.8。
  • Regional Characteristics
    • Holds the natural environment gift of nature be born and a traditional culture, 7 national roads (north and south) the passage area, 34 national roads (the brother-in-law) is a traffic key point in the start area。
    • Goesiri traditional village and the famous beaches and 53km of coastline, the country’s largest specialty bracelet crab, peach, sweet, pine mushrooms are famous。
  • History
    • Yeongdeok-gun was named as Yeonghaedoho-bu or Yeongdeok-hyeon until Joseon Dynasty and changed to Yeongdeok-gun in 1895. Yeonghae-gun was united with Yeongdeok-gun in 1914 and Yeongdeok-myeon was raised to eup by Presidential decree in 1979 so Yeonghae-gun consists of 1 eup and 8myeons today。
  • Subdivisions
    • Status of Yeongdeok-gun。
      • Administration Distric : 1eup and 8myeons
      • Area : 741.1km
      • Population : 42,707 As of December, 2008