Introduction to Yeonggwang
Sisterhood Relationship
Soheunghyeon in Zhejiang Province, China
- Location: Within Zhejiang Province on southeast region of China
- Population: 710,000
- Area: 1,177㎢
- Climate: Subtropical monsoon climate with annual average temperature of 16.5℃, and average annual rainfall of 1,397㎜
- Characteristics
- Center of politics, economy and culture
- Manufacturing of international textile products, modernized open type industrial city
- Manufacturing of steel and iron, metallurgy, chemical engineering and gold, etc.
- Date of execution of sisterhood relationship: 2009.7.8
Rosario City, Batangas Province, Philippines
- Location: Situated on the southern part of Luzon Island in the northern part of the Philippines
- Population: 96,000
- Area: 2,792㎢
- Climate: Rainy season (May~October), Dry season (September~April)
- Characteristics
- Renowned as a tourist destination with the Taal Lake regions with Taal Volcanic Mountain and beautiful beaches
- Production of rice, sugar cane, cacao, coffee, banana and orange, and active fishing industry
- Majority of the residents are Catholics
- Connected to Manila through roads and ships
- Date of execution of sisterhood relationship: 2010.3.17
Ozu City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
- Location: Situated on the western region of Ehime Prefecture
- Population: 52,000
- Area: 432㎢
- Climate: Annual average temperature of 20℃ and annual average rainfall of 1,800㎜
- Characteristics
- City associated with Gang, Hang
- Fortress city established on “Uchiyama Basin”
- Traditional Japanese fishing by using cormorant is held in the Hijikawa, a river that flows around the city, from June to September every year
- Specialty produces: Processed seafood including sweetfish, bamboo shoot, chestnut and shiitake mushroom
- There are many traditional Japanese houses
- Ozu castle is a renowned cultural historical site
- Date of execution of sisterhood relationship: 2002.7.14
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Name of the Country: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Population: 170 Million (Pakistan)
- Area: 803㎢
- Climate: Subtropical climate with high temperature and dry weather with temperature ranging from sub-zero to 50℃
- Characteristics
- Religion: Islam (97%, national religion), Hinduism and Christianity, etc.
- Races: Aryan race (Northwestern region and Punjab State) and Dravidian race (South)
- Key resources: Cotton, rice, natural gas, coal and rock salt
- Date of execution of sisterhood relationship: 2013.4.16