Yeonggwang, South Jeolla Province, Honam, South Korea
๐ฐ๐ท Yeonggwang County (Yeonggwang-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
Speciality Yeonggwang is a large producer of a fish, the small yellow croaker which are sometimes given by Korean people as a gift to others. It is called Yeonggwang gulbi (meaning "dried croaker") among Koreans, and it is nicknamed "rice thief" because of its wide popularity.
The fish originated from the Goryeo Dynasty. They migrate northward from the East China Sea, where they spend the winter season, to Yeonpyeongdo Island, to spawn at the start of the thawing season. They spawn at sea in front of Chilsan, near Beopseongpo in Yeonggwang, between April 10 and 30, while moving northward.
Nuclear power The Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant was established in 1979 and has reached its full capacity. Now there are six plants. In 2007, plants of Yeonggwang achieved a position of third in the world, ranked by the degree of utilization.
Asia/Seoul/Jeollanam-do
Yeonggwang has a population of over 55,016 people. Yeonggwang also forms one of the centres of the wider South Jeolla Province which has a population of over 1,902,324 people. Yeonggwang is situated near Gwangju.
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๐ฐ๐ท Goyang, South Korea ๐ฐ๐ท Gwangjin, South Korea ๐ฐ๐ท Uiseong, South Korea๐ฎ๐ท Torbat-e แธจeydarฤซyeh 35.283
๐ฎ๐ท Torbat-e Heydarieh 35.283
๐ฏ๐ต Ichinomiya 35.299
๐ฏ๐ต Fukuchiyama 35.3
๐บ๐ธ Russellville 35.267
๐บ๐ธ San Luis Obispo 35.267
๐ฒ๐ฆ Al Hoceima 35.252
๐ฐ๐ท Jeju Island 126.53
๐จ๐ณ Jilin City 126.578
Locations Near: Yeonggwang 126.509,35.275
๐ฐ๐ท Gochang County 126.7,35.433 d: 24.7
๐ฐ๐ท Gochang 126.7,35.433 d: 24.7
๐ฐ๐ท Jangseong 126.785,35.302 d: 25.2
๐ฐ๐ท Muan County 126.482,34.991 d: 31.7
๐ฐ๐ท Muan 126.467,34.983 d: 32.7
๐ฐ๐ท Naju 126.718,35.03 d: 33.3
๐ฐ๐ท Gwangju 126.853,35.16 d: 33.8
๐ฐ๐ท Jeongeup 126.847,35.57 d: 44.9
Antipodal to: Yeonggwang -53.491,-35.275
๐บ๐พ Rocha -54.35,-34.483 d: 19897.2
๐บ๐พ Maldonado -54.95,-34.9 d: 19875.9
๐บ๐พ Ciudad de la Costa -55.95,-34.817 d: 19785.5
๐ง๐ท Jaguarรฃo -53.367,-32.55 d: 19711.9
๐บ๐พ Montevideo -56.198,-34.907 d: 19765.4
๐บ๐พ Las Piedras -56.217,-34.717 d: 19759.2
๐บ๐พ Canelones -56.284,-34.538 d: 19747.5
๐บ๐พ Florida -56.215,-34.099 d: 19733.8
๐ฆ๐ท Mar del Tuyรบ -56.667,-36.533 d: 19696.7
๐ง๐ท Rio Grande -52.099,-32.041 d: 19633.1