Gunwi County

Gunwi County (Gunwi-gun, 군위군) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, with a population of 34,000 people. It is made up of 1 eup (town), and 7 myeon (townships).

Understand
<!--This needs to be re-written in prose that is comprehensible to non-Koreans: The Samhan Era formed tribal countries such as Jinhan's digression and sodeungbunguk. Three Kingdoms Era • In the early days of Silla, labor reform (also known as Yeodu-eok) • In the 16th year of King Gyeongdeok in the Unified Silla Dynasty (757 AD), 9 provinces were established nationwide, and when the names of counties and prefectures were changed, they became Gunwi-hyeon, Hyoryeong-hyeon, and Burim-hyeon to become Yeonghyeon of Sungseon-gun (present: Seonsan).
 * Samhan period

Uiheung-gun title unknown

Gunwi-hyeon, Hyoryeong-hyeon, and Burim-hyeon (renamed as Buggye-hyeon) belonged to the 9 species of King Hyeonjong (1018 AD), and Uiheung-gun belonged to Andongbu.
 * Goryeo Dynasty

Gunwi-hyeon, Hyoryeong-hyeon, and Buggye-hyeon were transferred from Sangjumok to Ilsungun again in the 21st year of Injury (AD 1143).

In the 2nd year of King Gongyang (1390 AD), Hyoryeong-hyeon was transferred to Gunwi-hyeon, and Buggye-hyeon was merged into Uiheung-gun, respectively, and put under control.

In the 13th year of King Taejong (1413 AD), Uiheung-gun was downgraded to Uiheung-hyeon.
 * Joseon Dynasty

In the 32nd year of King Gojong (1896 AD), Gunwi-hyeon and Uiheung-hyeon were promoted to counties again.

On August 4, in the 33rd year of King Gojong (1896 AD), the 13th apprenticeship system was implemented and became Gunwi-gun and Uiheung-gun of Gyeongsangbuk-do.

Soya-myeon, Uiseong-gun (present: Ingok, Yangji, Nakjeon, Gaam, Seoksan, Hakam) Some were incorporated into Goro-myeon of Gunwi-gun
 * Japanese occupation

On January 1, 1915 AD, Somun-myeon of Uiseong-gun (now Yongdae) was incorporated into Gunwi-myeon of Gunwi-gun by Burial Decree No. 173.

According to the administrative district reorganization on July 1, 1973, Gwanghyeon 1, 2, and 3 dongs in Geumseong-myeon, Uiseong-gun, were incorporated in Gunwi-myeon, and Dosan 1,2-dongs, Sandong-myeon, Seonsan-gun were incorporated in Sobo-myeon, and 177 dongs in 8 myeons were under control.
 * After liberation

On May 1, 1979, Gunwi-myeon was promoted to Gunwi-eup (1 eup and 7 myeons)

On February 15, 1983 in the Christian era, Gogok-dong and Maegok-dong in Bugye-myeon were incorporated in Hyoryeong-myeon, Wonsan-dong and Geumyang-dong in Uiheung-myeon.

According to the administrative district adjustment on January 1, 1988 in the AD, Hwajeon-dong in Sanseong-myeon was divided into 1,2-dong, Hwajeon, and the name was changed to Dongi-ri on May 1 of the same year.

On January 1, 1989 in the AD, Daeheung 1,2-ri, Sobo-myeon, were incorporated into Gunwi-eup according to the administrative district reorganization.

Due to the administrative district adjustment on January 1, 1991, Daeyul-ri, Bugye-myeon, was divided into Daeyul 1 and 2-ri, and has jurisdiction over 179-ri, 1-eup, 7-myeon.

According to the administrative district adjustment on March 13, 1996, Seobu 1-ri, Gunwi-eup, Seobu 1-ri, Seobu 1-ri, Gogok 1-ri, Hyoryeong-myeon, Gogok 1-ri, Namsan 1- and 2-ri, Buggye-myeon, and Namsan 1- and 2-ri, respectively, governed 182-ri, 7-myeon, 1 eup.

According to the administrative district adjustment on March 1, 2010, Goro-myeon Goesan 1 and 2-ri to Goesan-ri, Hakseong 2 and 3-ri to Hakseong 2-ri, and Ingok 1 and 2-ri to Ingok-ri, respectively, have jurisdiction over 179-ri, 7-myeon, 1 eup.

In accordance with the administrative district adjustment on February 28, 2012, Janggun 4-ri, Hyoryeong-myeon, was newly established and jurisdiction over 180-ri, 7-myeon, 1 eup.-->


 * County website (in Korean)

See

 * Natural History Museum, Kyungpook National University
 * Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan Memorial Park
 * Saraon Iyagi Maeul
 * Janggoksan Nature Recreation Forest
 * When Mom and Dad Were Young