Andong

Andong 안동시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	안동시
• Hanja	安東市
• Revised Romanization	Andong-si
• McCune-Reischauer	Andong-si
An aerial view of Hahoe Folk Village
Flag Emblem of Andong
Location in South Korea
Coordinates: 36°33′33″N 128°43′44″E / 36.55917°N 128.72889°E / 36.55917; 128.72889
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
First mention	930
City status	1963
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 13 myeon, 10 dong
Government
• mayor	Ki Chang Kwon (권기창)
Area
• Total	1,590.91 km2 (614.25 sq mi)
Elevation	139 m (456 ft)
Population  (November, 2022)
• Total	154,860
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang
Demonym	Andongite
Time zone	UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Postal code	760003-760944
Area code	(+82) 054
Website	Official website

Andong (Korean pronunciation: [an.doŋ]) is a city in South Korea, and the capital of North Gyeongsang Province. It is the largest city in the northern part of the province with a population of 167,821 as of October 2010. The Nakdong River flows through the city. Andong is a market centre for the surrounding agricultural areas.

Since the 1970s Andong has developed rapidly, although the population has fallen by nearly seventy thousand as people have moved away to Seoul, Busan, Daegu and other urban centres. In the late 1990s and early 2000s it became a tourism and cultural center.

Andong is known as a centre of culture and folk traditions. The surrounding area maintains many types of traditions and the Andong Folk Festival is held in mid October every year. One of the most famous aspects of these cultural festivities are the Andong masks.

Andong National University, specialising in education and Korean folklore, has grown rapidly since the 1970s. Other tertiary institutions include Andong Science College and Catholic Sangji College.