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This article is about a town in Changnyeong, South Gyeongsang. For the river in South Jeolla, see Yeongsan River. Town in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Yeongsan 영산
Town
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul영산면
 • Hanja
 • Revised RomanizationYeongsan-myeon
 • McCune–ReischauerRyŏgsan-myŏn
Location in South KoreaLocation in South Korea
Coordinates: 35°27′15″N 128°31′31″E / 35.45417°N 128.52528°E / 35.45417; 128.52528
Country South Korea
RegionSouth Gyeongsang Province
Area
 • Total29.36 km (11.34 sq mi)
Population
 • Total6,047
Time zoneUTC+09:00

Yeongsan-myeon (also known as Yongsan) is a myeon of Changnyeong County, South Gyeongsang Province, in South Korea.

At Yeongsan the Battle of Yongsan was an engagement in the Korean War. It was part of the Battle of Pusan Perimeter and was one of several large engagements fought simultaneously.

History

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Changnyeong County

See also

References

  1. Appleman, Roy E. (1998), South to the Naktong, North to the Yalu: United States Army in the Korean War, Department of the Army, ISBN 978-0-16-001918-0

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