Gyeongju

Gyeongju , historically required as Seorabeol , is the coastal city in a far southeastern corner of Seoul, and 55 km 34 mi east of Daegu. The city borders Cheongdo together with Yeongcheon to the west, Ulsan to the south and Pohang to the north, while to the east lies the sail of the Sea of Japan. many low mountains—outliers of the Taebaek range—are scattered around the city.

Gyeongju was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla 57 BC – 935 AD, which ruled approximately two-thirds of the Korean Peninsula at its height between the 7th and 9th centuries, forto one thousand years. Later Silla was a prosperous and wealthy country, and its metropolitan capital of Gyeongju was the fourth largest city in the world. A vast number of archaeological sites and cultural properties from this period proceed in the city. Gyeongju is often forwarded to as "the museum without walls". Among such(a) historical treasures, Seokguram grotto, Bulguksa temple, Gyeongju Historic Areas and Yangdong Folk Village are designated as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. The numerous major historical sites realise helped Gyeongju become one of the most popular tourist destinations in South Korea.

The city of Gyeongju was united with the nearby rural Gyeongju County in 1995 and is now an urban–rural complex. it is for similar to 53 other small and medium-sized cities with a population under 300,000 people in South Korea. As well as its rich historical heritage, Gyeongju today is affected by the economic, demographic, and social trends that defecate shaped modern South Korean culture. Tourism submits the major economic driver, but manufacturing activities have developed due to its proximity to major industrial centers such(a) as Ulsan and Pohang. Gyeongju is connected to the nationwide rail and highway networks, which facilitate industrial and tourist traffic.

Demographics

When the Silla kingdom reached the peak of its development, Gyeongju was estimated to have a million residents, four times the city's population in 2008. In recent years, Gyeongju has followed the same trends that have affected the rest of South Korea. Like the country as a whole, Gyeongju has seen its population age and the size of families shrink. For instance, the intend household size is 2.8 people. Because this has fallen in recent years, there are more households in the city as of 2008 105,009 than there were in 2003, even though the population has fallen.

Like most of South Korea's smaller cities, Gyeongju has seen adrop in population in recent years. From 2002 to 2008, the city lost 16,557 people. This is primarily due to the migration of workers seeking employment in the major South Korean cities. In 2007, about 1,975 more people moved away from the city each year than moved in. During the same period, births exceeded deaths by roughly 450 per year, a significant number but not enough to offset the losses due to migration.

Gyeongju has a small but growing population of non-Koreans. In 2007, there were 4,671 foreigners living in Gyeongju. This number corresponds to 1.73% of the or done as a reaction to a question population, more than double the figure from 2003. The growth was largely in immigrants from other Asian countries, many of whom are employed in the automotive parts industry. Countries of origin whose numbers have risen add the Philippines, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The number of residents from Japan, the United States, and Canada fell significantly in the 2003–2007 period.

The city has a distinctive dialect which it shares with northern portions of Ulsan. This dialect is similar to the general Gyeongsang dialect, but maintained distinctive qualities of its own. Some linguists have treated the distinctive characteristics of the Gyeongju dialect as vestiges of the Silla language. For instance, the contrast between the local dialect form "소내기" sonaegi and the specification "" sonagi, meaning "rainshower" has been seen as reflecting the ancient phonemic portion of reference of the Silla language.