Goryeong (고령군, 高靈郡, high.spirit.county) is a county in Gyeongsangbuk-do. The population as of 2004 was 35,389, including:
- 34,522 Koreans and
- 867 non-Koreans.
[edit] General information
- Area: 383.97㎢
- Population density: 98/㎢ (2003)
- Number of households: 13,719 (2003)
- Administrative divisions: 1 eup, 7 myeon
- Location of county office: 190 Jisan-ri, Goryeong-eup, Goryeong-gun (고령군 고령읍 지산리 190)
- County flower: 철쭉
- County tree: 오동나무
- County bird: 왜가리
To the east is the city of Daegu and the county of Changnyeong in Gyeongsangnam-do, to the south is the county of Hapcheon in Gyeongsangnam-do, to the west is the county of Geochang and the city of Gimcheon both in Gyeongsangbuk-do, and to the north is the county of Seongju.
Some of the mountains in the area include Mandaesan (만대산, 萬代山:668m) and Notaesan (노태산, 魯泰山:440m).
As the county is located away from the sea it lacks its moderating influence. Its average yearly temperature is l3.3℃, the average in January is －1℃, and the average in August is 25.9℃. The average yearly precipitation is 1,106mm.
[edit] Population
|
Year
|
Population
|
Change
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1997
|
39,136
|
39,136
|
|
1998
|
38,803
|
-333
|
|
1999
|
38,638
|
-165
|
|
2000
|
38,221
|
-417
|
|
2001
|
37,498
|
-723
|
|
2002
|
36,688
|
-810
|
|
2003
|
35,798
|
-890
|
|
2004
|
35,389
|
-409
|
|
2005
|
34,369
|
-1,020
|
|
2006
|
35,022
|
653
|
|
[edit] Administrative divisions
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