Samcheok

Samcheok 삼척시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	삼척시
• Hanja	三陟市
• Revised Romanization	Samcheok-si
• McCune–Reischauer	Samch'ŏk-si
Flag Emblem of Samcheok
Location in South Korea
Coordinates: 37°27′00″N 129°09′54″E / 37.450°N 129.165°E / 37.450; 129.165
Country	South Korea
Region	Gangwon Province
Administrative divisions	2 eup, 6 myeon, 4 dong
Government
• mayor	Park Sang-su (박상수)
Area
• Total	1,185.78 km2 (457.83 sq mi)
Population  (September 2024[1])
• Total	62,111
• Density	52/km2 (140/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gangwon
Area code	+82-33
Climate	Cfa

Samcheok (Korean: 삼척; Korean pronunciation: [sa̠m.tɕʰʌ̹k̚]) is a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea. To the west are the Taebaek Mountains, which form a high flat plain of more than 1,000 meters, and to the east, the coastal plain slopes sharply. It borders Donghae in the north, Uljin County in North Gyeongsang Province in the south, and Taebaek in the west. It covers an area of 1,185.86 km2 and has a coastline of 58.4 km.The city hall is located in Gyo-dong, and the administrative area includes 2 districts, 6 villages, and 4 dongs. The tree symbolizing the city is the zelkova, the bird is the seagull, and the flower is the azalea. Samcheok has the lowest population density of any autonomous city in Korea.