  pohang is a city in north gyeongsang province, south korea, and a main seaport in the daegu-gyeongbuk region. the built-up area of pohang is located on the alluvium of the mouth of the hyeongsan river. the city is divided into two wards (gu), buk-gu or northern ward (ë¶êµ¬/) and nam-gu or southern ward (ë¨êµ¬/). this city has the largest population of north gyeongsang province and it has the 3rd largest land area of any city (si) in south korea.first is andong, and 2nd is gyeongju. there was an lpg explosion at pohang on may 11, 2013. ==history== the earliest evidence of human occupation in the pohang area is from the mumun pottery period (1500â300 bc). archaeologists have unearthed small villages and megalithic burials (dolmen) from this period. still a small fishing village at the dawn of the 20th century, the earliest steps toward developing pohang into a place of greater significance were taken in 1930 with the construction of a modern harbour. pohang grew rapidly afterward, attaining the designation of town (eup) in 1931 and then earning the status of city (si) in 1949.[http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/kor_port_of
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