Hamyang County
Hamyang County (Hamyang-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
Hamyang
함양군 | |
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County | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 함양군 |
| • Hanja | 咸陽郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Hamyang-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Hamyang-gun |
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Flag Emblem of Hamyang | |
Location in South Korea | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Region | Yeongnam |
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 10 myeon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 725.03 km2 (279.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 40,692 |
| • Density | 56.1/km2 (145/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Gyeongsang |
It is home to the Wooden Seated Statue of Buddha in Beopinsa (법인사), the Standing Statue of Buddha in Deokjeonri (덕전리), the Three-Level Stone Pagoda, Stone Seated Statue of Buddha, Three Storied Stone Pagoda of Seungansa (승안사) Temple Site. There are also historical sites such as the Namgyeseowon (남계서원) Confucian School, Hwangseoksanseong (황석산성) Fortress, and Sageunsanseong (사근산성) Fortress.
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