Yeongsan

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

This article is about a town in Changnyeong, South Gyeongsang. For the river in South Jeolla, see Yeongsan River.
Yeongsan

영산
Town
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul영산면
 • Hanja靈山面
 • Revised RomanizationYeongsan-myeon
 • McCune–ReischauerRyŏgsan-myŏn
Location in South Korea
Coordinates: 35°27′15″N 128°31′31″E
Country South Korea
RegionSouth Gyeongsang Province
Area
 • Total29.36 km2 (11.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,047
Time zoneUTC+09:00

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.[1]

History
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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