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Gampo-eup

Gampo-eup
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul 감포읍
 • Hanja 甘浦邑
 • Revised Romanization Gampo-eup
 • McCune–Reischauer Kamp'o-ŭp
Gampo Harbor
Gampo Harbor
Gyeongju map-Gampo-eup-01.png
Country South Korea
Administrative divisions 20 administrative ri (9 legal ri), 111 ban
Government
 • Type Gyeongju City
Area
 • Total 44.83 km2 (17.31 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 7,132
 • Density 159/km2 (410/sq mi)
Dialect Gyeongsang dialect

Gampo-eup is an eup or a town of Gyeongju in South Korea. It contains part of Gyeongju National Park: the Daebon section which covers the shoreline near Daewangnueng, the watery grave of King Munmu of the Silla kingdom. 7,132 people live in Gampo-eup, served by two elementary schools and a joint middle-high school. Important local products include persimmons as well as anchovies, seaweed, and squid.

There are over 240 seafood restaurants in Gampo Harbor offering various dishes made with seafood caught in the sea, such as hoe (raw fish dishes), jeonboktang (an abalone soup), grilled seafood and others.



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