Sangju - Shangju

Japanese: 尚州 - しょうしゅう

A city in the northwest of North Gyeongsang Province, Korea. Population 133,944 (1995). Located between the towering Sobaek Mountains to the west and the Nakdong River flowing south to the east, the area has a well-developed basin plain at the foot of the mountains. Although gold and graphite are produced in small quantities, rice cultivation was the main agricultural industry. Silkworm farming has been popular since ancient times, and the city was once known as the production center of Sangju Myeong Tsumugi silk, and in modern times silk factories developed there. It is home to a major station on the North Gyeongsang Line, and as a transportation hub, commerce has flourished and urbanization is progressing. During the Three Kingdoms period, a castle was built as a military base for Silla to compete with Baekje and Goguryeo, and it has continued to be important as the administrative center of the Gyeongsang Province region.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

韓国，慶尚北道北西部の都市。人口13万3944(1995)。西にそびえる小白山脈と東部を南流する洛東江によってはさまれた地域で，山麓に盆地平野がよく発達している。金，黒鉛がわずかに産出するが，稲作を主とする農業が中心であった。古くから養蚕が盛んで，かつては尚州明紬の産地として知られ，近代に至って製糸工場が発達した。慶北線の主要駅があり，交通の要衝として商業が発達し，市街地化が進んでいる。三国時代，百済や高句麗に対抗する新羅の軍事拠点として城が築かれたが，その後も慶尚道地方の行政中心地として重視されてきた。

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