Yeongyang

Yŏngyang lies in the mountain valleys of northeastern Kyŏngsang, inland from the eastern coast. Its position among high ridges made it a remote district, long administered from neighbouring Yŏnghae. Under Koryŏ it received the name Yŏngyang in 940 and became dependent on Yeju, later called Yŏnghae. The Joseon government abolished the county in 1413, attaching its territory to Yŏnghae.