Pohang

Pohang is a major industrial city on South Korea's east coast in North Gyeongsang. It is well-known for Jukdo Market, one of the most popular fresh fish markets in Korea. Wikivoyage

Population 503,780 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in South Korea

• 112PolicePolice
• 113CounterintelligenceCounterintelligence
• 119AmbulanceAmbulance
• 119FireFire

Visas and entry What your passport needs for South Korea

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Mandeok Buddhism Exhibition Hall Museum · 400 m
• Dongho Buddhism Exhibition Hall Museum · 530 m
• 6.25참전용사비 Memorial · 910 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Seafood 1

All 3 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• 포항도시숲자전거길 3.2 km across 1.7 km
• 송도솔밭 1.7 km across 1.4 km
• 동빈내항복원재정비촉진지구 890 m across 920 m
• 강변 체육 공원 890 m across 1.9 km

Getting around

• 포항고속버스터미널 520 m
• 포항크루즈 1.5 km
• Pohang Passengership terminal 2.5 km
• Pohang Intercity Bus Terminal 2.5 km
• Pohang 4.8 km

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