๐ฐ๐ท Yeongam is a city and county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Bordered with Mokpo and Naju to the north, Jangheung County to the east, and Haenam and Gangjin to the south, Yeongam County comprises two eups and nine myeons, and its county hall is seated in Yeongam-eup.
The Korean Grand Prix was held along the harbor side, at the Korea International Circuit from 2010 to 2013. The track has been designed by the famous race track designer Hermann Tilke. The circuit is part permanent, part temporary. Construction began in 2007, and was completed in September/October 2010. The circuit had a contract to host the Grand Prix until 2016. After that, a 5-year option would have to be picked up to keep the race until at least 2021. However the race was cancelled after 2013.
Industry Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI), world's 5th largest ship builder and the largest company in South Jeolla Province, is located in Samho Eup. Not only the company itself but also numerous cooperative firms of HSHI are headquartered in Daebul Industrial District in Samho Eup.
Yeongam has a population of over 57,000 people. Yeongam also forms one of the centres of the wider South Jeolla Province which has a population of over 1,902,324 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Yeongam has links with:
๐ฏ๐ต Hirakata, Japan ๐จ๐ณ Huzhou, China ๐ฐ๐ท Sancheong, South Korea ๐ฐ๐ท Yeongdeungpo, South Korea๐ฏ๐ต Takarazuka 34.8
๐บ๐ธ North Little Rock 34.811
๐ฐ๐ท Bucheon-si 126.783
๐ฐ๐ท Hwaseong-si 126.817
Locations Near: Yeongam 126.7,34.7983
๐ฐ๐ท Naju 126.718,35.03 d: 25.8
๐ฐ๐ท Jangheung 126.908,34.684 d: 22.8
๐ฐ๐ท Haenam 126.598,34.574 d: 26.6
๐ฐ๐ท Muan County 126.482,34.991 d: 29.2
๐ฐ๐ท Muan 126.467,34.983 d: 29.6
๐ฐ๐ท Mokpo 126.38,34.759 d: 29.6
๐ฐ๐ท Boseong 127.083,34.767 d: 35.2
๐ฐ๐ท Gwangju 126.853,35.16 d: 42.5
Antipodal to: Yeongam -53.3,-34.798
๐บ๐พ Maldonado -54.95,-34.9 d: 19864.1
๐บ๐พ Montevideo -56.198,-34.907 d: 19750.4
๐บ๐พ Canelones -56.284,-34.538 d: 19740.7
๐ง๐ท Rio Grande -52.099,-32.041 d: 19688.9
๐ง๐ท Pelotas -52.341,-31.763 d: 19666
๐บ๐พ Durazno -56.517,-33.367 d: 19678.8
๐ง๐ท Bagรฉ -54.107,-31.328 d: 19622
๐บ๐พ Tacuarembรณ -55.983,-31.733 d: 19592.8
๐บ๐พ Colonia del Sacramento -57.833,-34.467 d: 19598.7