Yeonggwang County

Not to be confused with Yonggwang County in North Korea.

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

Yeonggwang 영광군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	영광군
• Hanja	靈光郡
• Revised Romanization	Yeonggwang-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Yŏnggwang-gun
Flag Emblem of Yeonggwang
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Honam
Administrative divisions	3 eup, 8 myeon
Area
• Total	472.97 km2 (182.61 sq mi)
Population  (September 2024[1])
• Total	51,688
• Density	115.8/km2 (300/sq mi)
• Dialect	Jeolla

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[2]

Nuclear power plant

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.^[3]

Sister cities

• Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea