Gampo-eup

Gampo-eup
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Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul감포읍
  Hanja甘浦邑
  Revised RomanizationGampo-eup
  McCune–ReischauerKamp'o-ŭp
Gampo Harbor
CountrySouth Korea
Administrative divisions20 administrative ri (9 legal ri), 111 ban
Government
  TypeGyeongju City
Area
  Total
44.83 km2 (17.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total
7,132
  Density159/km2 (410/sq mi)
DialectGyeongsang 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.