Miryang

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Miryang 밀양시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	밀양시
• Hanja	密陽市
• Revised Romanization	Miryang-si
• McCune-Reischauer	Miryang-si
Flag Emblem of Miryang
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Administrative divisions	2 eup, 9 myeon, 5 dong
Government
• mayor	Il ho Park (박일호)
Area
• Total	799.03 km2 (308.51 sq mi)
Population  (November, 2022)
• Total	102,893
• Density	140.9/km2 (365/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang
Time zone	UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Area code	+82-55

Miryang (perhaps pronounced as Milbeol using Idu script),^[1][2] formerly also spelled as 推火郡 (probably pronounced as Milbeol or Miribeol using Idu script), Milbeol (密伐) and Milseong (密城),^[3] is a city in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea. Its name is originated from the tribal country named Miri midong guk (彌離彌凍國).^[4] There are various hypotheses as to the meaning of Miryang, such as Milky Way, Galaxy, dragon's field, Wheat Field and the watery field.^[1][2][5] Neighboring cities include Changnyeong to the west, Cheongdo to the north, Ulsan to the east, and Yangsan, Gimhae, and Changwon to the south. The city bird is the Korean magpie, the city tree is the pine, and the city flower is the royal azalea.

The recorded history of Miryang begins in the Samhan period, when it was known as Mirimidongguk. Due to its strategic location near the Nakdong River, Miryang played an important role from the Silla period forward. It served as an important station on the Great Yeongnam Road during the later Joseon Dynasty, and in the 20th century it became a station on the Gyeongbu Line railroad that connects Busan to Seoul. Miryang remains a key stop along that line, and is now the only city between Busan and Daegu served by KTX express trains.

Miryang is known around Korea for the Miryang arirang and for the view from the Yeongnamnu pavilion, subject of numerous poems from the Joseon Dynasty. Other noted landmarks include Eoreumgol and the temple of Pyochungsa. Famous people from Miryang include 15th-century Neo-Confucian scholar Kim Chong-jik and 16th-century warrior-monk Songun Yu Jeong. The city government works actively to maintain the memory of these figures, and of other local cultural features such as the tale of Arang.