Andong City is located in the east-central part of South Korea and is part of Gyeongsangbuk-do.

It was already a famous town before 1931.

The mayor is Jin Huidong.

Andong City is located in the east-central part of South Korea and is part of Gyeongsangbuk-do.

The total population is about 200,000 and there are more than 5,600 households.

The total area is 1,500 square kilometers, and the urban area is 58 square kilometers.

There are 238 square kilometers of agricultural land (15.5%), more than 1,000 square kilometers of forest area (71.7%), 80 square kilometers of lake area (5.3%), and 112 square kilometers of other areas (7.3%).

The city has a long history and was a famous town as early as 1931.

1 eup, 13 myeons and 18 dongs (511 tongri, 2,763 classes); organizational structure: 6 offices, 38 sections, 13 offices, 32 eupmyeon dongs.

1,517 civil servants: 505 in the main office, 74 in guidance offices, 129 in security offices, 158 in offices, and 651 in Eupmyeon-dong.

The primary industry accounts for 32%, the secondary industry accounts for 15%, and the tertiary industry accounts for 53%.

There are about 90,000 people engaged in economic activities.

There are 128 manufacturing companies of various types, employing more than 2,500 workers.

Industrial belts, conveyor belts, rubber mats, protective mats, daily textiles, etc. are relatively famous.

In terms of agriculture, there are more than 18,000 farmer households and more than 56,400 agricultural workers. The main cultivated crops include saffron, vegetables, yams, etc.

Specialties of Andong City include Andong cloth, masks, Andong soju, apples, red peppers, yams, etc.

In terms of foreign trade, Anton Katek Asia Company has frequent contacts with our city’s foreign trade department. In recent years, our city has exported peanuts, soybeans, silicon carbide, cotton yarn and other products to it.

Science, technology, culture and education are developing rapidly.

The city has 82 schools with 55,000 students, including 45 Chinese schools, 18 middle schools, 13 colleges and universities, 4 universities and 2 others.

Andong City has rich and ancient traditional culture and art, such as the Andong Folk Museum, Artist Paradise, folk women's dances, and a large number of ancient Buddhist temples, stone pagodas, brick pagodas, etc.

It has a beautiful environment and is a famous tourist city with 229 cultural relics and attractions, including 72 at the national level, 154 at the provincial (provincial) level, and 3 traditional buildings.

The famous Stone Buddha is located 7 kilometers north of the city center and is more than 11 meters tall. It is the symbol of Andong City.

The Andong Dam was built on the upper reaches of the Naktong-gang River and has multiple uses for flood control, water supply, and power generation.

The transportation is convenient, with the Nakdong River and a main railway line running through the territory from east to west, north to south.

The highways are well developed, including 247 highways, national highways, local roads, municipal roads, and county roads, covering more than 1,240 kilometers.

Residents of Andong City believe in Christianity and Catholicism, and there are 228 religious groups in the city.