Yangsan () is a

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in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea. It borders Ulsan to the northeast, Gijang-gun and Geumjeong-gu in Busan to the southeast, Gimhae to the southwest, and Miryang to the northwest. City Hall is located in Nambu-dong, Yangsan-si.

Administrative divisions

Currently, Yangsan is made up of 1 Eup (administrative division), 4 Myeon (administrative division) and 8 Dong.

A city flag

Yangsan City means that it will open up as a future city with a bright, hopeful 21st century like magnolia, the flower of the city, and symbolizes Yangsan's strong will to build a first-class mass-production as the center of economy, society and culture in the eastern inland.

Attractions

Tongdosa Tongdosa (, "Salvation of the World through Mastery of Truth")Le Bas, Tom :"South Korea" pg 244, Insight Guides, 8th edition 2007 is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism and in the southern part of Mt. Chiseosan near Yangsan, Sout ...

Temple *Naewon Temple *Yangsan Tower *

Yangsan Stadium Yangsan Stadium is a stadium in Yangsan, South Korea. It is currently used mostly for football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' norm ...

* Eden Valley Ski Resort *Hongryong Falls *Yangsan Wondong Plum Blossom Festival

Climate

Transportations

Railways

Yangsan has two stations on the

Gyeongbu Line The Gyeongbu Line (''Gyeongbuseon'') is a railway line in South Korea and is considered to be the most important and one of the oldest ones in the country. It was constructed in 1905, connecting Seoul with Busan via Suwon, Daejeon, and Daegu. ...

Mulgeum station Mulgeum station is a railway station on the Gyeongbu Line located in Mulgeum-ri, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea. It is the starting point of the Yangsan Line. Mugunghwa-ho and ITX-Saemaeul stops on 40 one-way trips, 20 up and 20 ...

(물금역) and

Wondong station Wondong station is a railway station on the Gyeongbu Line in Won-ri, Wondong-myeon, Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province, South Gyeongsang, South Korea. Mugunghwa-ho, Mugunghwa trains stop 22 times a day (11 up and 11 down). Originally, there wer ...

(원동역). The nearest

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stations are

Ulsan station Ulsan Station (Tongdosa) is a South Korean high-speed rail station located in Samnam-eup, Ulju-gun. It is on Gyeongbu High Speed Railway and named Ulsan Station with subname Tongdosa, which is located in Yangsan, nearer than downtown Ulsan from ...

in Ulsan and

Gupo station Gupo station is a station on the Gyeongbu Line It is located in northern Busan, South Korea, and was opened on 1 January 1905. Many trains stop here. It is also connected with the subway station Gupo station on Busan Metro Line 3 via an overhead ...

in Busan.

Subway

Busan Subway Line 2 Busan Metro Line 2 () is a line of the Busan Metro that crosses Busan, South Korea, from east to west, running along the shores of Haeundae and Gwanganli, and then north toward Yangsan. The line is long with 44 stations. The line uses trains t ...

serves the city, with five stations currently operating: Yangsan Station,

Namyangsan Station Namyangsan Station () is a station on the Busan Metro Line 2 in Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea. External links *Cyber station informationfrom Busan Transportation Corporation The Busan Transportation Corporation (Hangul ...

Busan National University Yangsan Campus station Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...

, Jeungsan station and Hopo station. An additional station that will connect with the

Yangsan Metro Yangsan Metro (also known as Busan Metro Yangsan Line) is an under construction rubber-tyred metro line connecting Nopo station in Nopo-dong, Geumjeong District, Busan and Bukjeong station in Bukjeong-dong, Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province, South ...

is currently under construction.

is under construction and is scheduled to open in 2024.

Bus

The city of Yangsan is served by a local bus system. In addition to serving the city itself, there are long-distance local buses to

Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...

, as well as inter-city lines connecting to

Ulsan Ulsan (), officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City is South Korea's seventh-largest metropolitan city and the eighth-largest city overall, with a population of over 1.1 million inhabitants. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring ...

Changwon Changwon () is the capital city of Gyeongsangnam-do, on the southeast coast of South Korea. With a population of 1.07 million , Changwon is South Korea's ninth-most populous city. A port city, Changwon is bordered by Masan Bay to the south ...

Gyeongju Gyeongju ( ko, 경주, ), historically known as ''Seorabeol'' ( ko, 서라벌, ), is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, ...

, and several other cities.

Highways

The

Gyeongbu Expressway The Gyeongbu Expressway ( ko, 경부고속도로; ''Gyeongbu Gosokdoro'') ( Asian Highway Network ) is the second oldest and most heavily travelled expressway in South Korea, connecting Seoul to Suwon, Daejeon, Gumi, Daegu, Gyeongju, Ulsan and ...

(#1) and the Jungang Expressway Branch Line (#551) run through the city of Yangsan. In addition, National Route 35 bisects the city center.

Sister cities

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Notable people

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References

External links

City government website
Cities in South Gyeongsang Province {{SouthKorea-geo-stub