Yeonggwang

Infobox Korean settlement
logo=Yeonggwang logo.gif
hangul=영광군
hanja=靈光郡
rr=Yeonggwang-gun
mr=Yŏnggwang-gun
area_km2=472.97
pop=72780
popyear=2001
popden_km2=154
divs=3 "eup", 8 "myeon"

Yeonggwang County ("Yeonggwang-gun") is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

Speciality

Yeonggwang is famous for its large production of croaker which Korean people choose one of the best presents for presents to other people. They are called these "rice thief" because of its wide popularity. Also, it is called Yeonggwang gulbi(meaning dried croaker) among Koreans.They originated from the Goryeo Dynasty. Yellow corvina moves 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. [Yeonggwang county office, English homepage , http://www.yeonggwang.jeonnam.kr/phps/menu/menu.php?S=S47&M=050101000000]

Nuclear power plant

Yeonggwang nuclear plant was established in 1979 and has expanded its whole capacity. Now there are 6 plants. In 2007, plants of Yeonggwang succeeded to get a position of 3th rank in the world concerning the degree of utilization. ["한국수력원자력(주) - 영광원자력본부"(Korea Hydro& Nuclear Power plant Company)http://www.khnp.co.kr/youngkwg/yknew2/company/company.jsp?hc=1_2_1(Kor)]

ister Cities

*flagicon|South Korea Gwangjin-gu, South Korea

References

External links

* [http://www.yeonggwang.go.kr/yg_eng/main.php County government home page]