Yeongnam region

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geographic region region of South Korea

The Yeongnam region is a major southeastern area of South Korea encompassing key cities such as Busan and Daegu, known for its dense population, industry, and distinct cultural identity.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Yeongnam	7
South Gyeongsang Province	2
Gyeongsang Province	1
Gyeongsangnam-do	1
North Gyeongsang Province (historical)	1
South Gyeongsang area (historical)	1
South Gyeongsang region (historical)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographic region ⓘ region of South Korea ⓘ
borders	Sea of Japan ⓘ surface form: East Sea of Korea Honam region ⓘ Chungcheong region ⓘ surface form: Hoseo region Korea Strait ⓘ
contains	Busan ⓘ Daegu ⓘ North Gyeongsang Province ⓘ surface form: Gyeongsangbuk-do Yeongnam region self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gyeongsangnam-do Ulsan ⓘ parts of Busan Metropolitan City ⓘ parts of Daegu Metropolitan City ⓘ parts of Ulsan Metropolitan City ⓘ
country	South Korea ⓘ
etymologyLanguage	Korean ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	densely populated ⓘ distinct cultural identity ⓘ highly industrialized ⓘ strong regional identity ⓘ
hasCulturalFeature	Gyeongsang accent ⓘ distinct regional cuisine ⓘ regional festivals ⓘ
hasEconomicRole	major export base of South Korea ⓘ major industrial hub of South Korea ⓘ
hasMetropolitanArea	Busan ⓘ surface form: Busan metropolitan area Daegu ⓘ surface form: Daegu metropolitan area
hasPortCity	Busan ⓘ
hasTransportInfrastructure	Gyeongbu Expressway ⓘ Gyeongbu High-Speed Railway ⓘ
historicalNameRelatedTo	Yeongnam region self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gyeongsang Province
knownFor	Daegu textile industry ⓘ automobile manufacturing ⓘ conservative political tendencies ⓘ heavy industry ⓘ Busan ⓘ surface form: port of Busan shipbuilding ⓘ steel industry ⓘ
languageVariant	Gyeongsang dialect ⓘ
locatedIn	southeastern South Korea ⓘ
majorCity	Busan ⓘ Daegu ⓘ Ulsan ⓘ
partOf	Korean Peninsula ⓘ
populationRankInCountry	one of the most populous regions of South Korea ⓘ
timeZone	Korea Standard Time ⓘ
utcOffset	+09:00 ⓘ

Referenced by (32)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yeongnam region → contains → Yeongnam region self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gyeongsangnam-do

Nam District → countrySubdivision → Yeongnam region ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Gyeongsang area (historical)

Yeongnam region → historicalNameRelatedTo → Yeongnam region self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gyeongsang Province

Buk District → locatedIn → Yeongnam region ⓘ

Busan → locatedIn → Yeongnam region ⓘ

Busan Station → locatedIn → Yeongnam region ⓘ

Busanjin District → locatedIn → Yeongnam region ⓘ

Dong-A University → locatedIn → Yeongnam region ⓘ

Dongnae District → locatedIn → Yeongnam region ⓘ

Gangseo District → locatedIn → Yeongnam region ⓘ

Geumjeong District → locatedIn → Yeongnam region ⓘ

Gijang County → locatedIn → Yeongnam region ⓘ

Jung District → locatedIn → Yeongnam region ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Gyeongsang region (historical)

Nam District → locatedIn → Yeongnam region ⓘ

Pusan National University → locatedIn → Yeongnam region ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Gyeongsang Province

Sasang District → locatedIn → Yeongnam region ⓘ

Suyeong District → locatedIn → Yeongnam region ⓘ

Yeonje District → locatedIn → Yeongnam region ⓘ

Ulsan → locatedInAdministrative → Yeongnam region ⓘ

Daegu → locatedInAdministrativeDivision → Yeongnam region ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Gyeongsang Province (historical)

Gimhae International Airport → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → Yeongnam region ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Gyeongsang Province

Daegu → partOf → Yeongnam region ⓘ

Saha District → partOf → Yeongnam region ⓘ

Busan Cinema Center → region → Yeongnam region ⓘ