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Pohang is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The built-up area of Pohang is located on the alluvium of the mouth of the Hyeongsan River. The city is divided into two wards ("Gu"), Buk-gu (Northern Ward) and Nam-gu (Southern Ward). The earliest evidence of human occupation in the Pohang area is from the Mumun Pottery Period (1500 - 300 BC). Archaeologists have unearthed small villages and megalithic burials (dolmens) from this period. Still a small fishing village at the dawn of the 20th century, the earliest steps toward developing Pohang into a place of greater significance were taken in 1930 with the contruction of a modern harbour. Pohang grew rapidly afterward, attaining the designation of a Town in 1931 and then earning the status of a City in 1949. on July 18, 1950 was the first large-scale amphibious operation since World War II, and the region around Pohang saw fierce clashes between South Korea's 3rd Infantry Division and North Korea's 5th Infantry Division during August-September 1950. By the 1960s, Pohang was a small coastal city with a population of 50,000.The early 21st century and the age of globalization has brought new economic challenges to companies such as POSCO become a diversified city of environmentalism and advanced learning, as well as a centre of arts and culture