Miryang () is a
city
A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...
in
South Gyeongsang Province
South Gyeongsang Province (, ) is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is at Changwon. It is adjacent to the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. The UNESCO World Heritage Site Haeinsa, a Buddhist temple tha ...
, South Korea. Neighboring cities include
Changnyeong to the west,
Cheongdo
Cheongdo County (''Cheongdo-gun'') is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is connected to the national transportation grid by the Gyeongbu Line railroad and the Daegu-Busan Expressway. The seat of government is located in the ...
to the north,
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, neighbo ...
to the east, and
Yangsan
Yangsan (; ) is a city in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea.
It borders Ulsan to the northeast, Gijang-gun and Geumjeong District in Busan to the southeast, Gimhae to the southwest, and Miryang to the northwest. City Hall is located in Nam ...
,
Gimhae
Gimhae (, ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, situated near the Nakdong River.
It is the seat of the large Gimhae Kim clan, one of the largest Kim (Korean name), Kim clans in Korea, cla ...
, and
Changwon
Changwon (; ) is the capital and largest city of South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea (with a population of 1,025,702 ), and the 11th largest city of the South Korea, country. A port city, Changwon is bordered by Masan Bay to the south, and the ...
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
Samhan, or Three Han (), is the collective name of the Byeonhan, Jinhan, and Mahan confederacies that emerged in the first century BC during the Proto–Three Kingdoms of Korea, or Samhan, period. Located in the central and southern regions o ...
period, when it was known as
Mirimidongguk. Due to its strategic location near the
Nakdong River
The Nakdong River or Nakdonggang (, ) is the longest river in South Korea, which passes through the major cities of Daegu and Busan. It takes its name from its role as the eastern border of the Gaya confederacy during Three Kingdoms of Korea, Kor ...
, Miryang played an important role from the
Silla
Silla (; Old Korean: wikt:徐羅伐#Old Korean, 徐羅伐, Yale romanization of Korean, Yale: Syerapel, Revised Romanization of Korean, RR: ''Seorabeol''; International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA: ) was a Korean kingdom that existed between ...
period forward. It served as an important station on the
Great Yeongnam Road during the later
Joseon Dynasty
Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...
, and in the 20th century it became a station 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 in the country. It was constructed in 1905, connecting Seoul with Busan via Suwon, Daejeon, and Daegu. It is ...
railroad that connects
Busan
Busan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second list of cities in South Korea by population, most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economi ...
to
Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
. Miryang remains a key stop along that line, and is now the only city between Busan and
Daegu
Daegu (; ), formerly spelled Taegu and officially Daegu Metropolitan City (), is a city in southeastern South Korea. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; the fourth-largest List of provincial-level ci ...
served by
KTX express trains.
Miryang is known around Korea for the Miryang ''
arirang
''Arirang'' ( ) is a Korean folk song. There are about 3,600 variations of 60 different versions of the song, all of which include a refrain similar to "arirang, arirang, arariyo" (""). It is estimated that the song is more than 600 years old ...
'' and for the view from the
Yeongnamnu pavilion, subject of numerous poems from the
Joseon
Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...
period. Other noted landmarks include
Eoreumgol and the temple of
Pyochungsa. Famous people from Miryang include 15th-century
Neo-Confucian
Neo-Confucianism (, often shortened to ''lǐxué'' 理學, literally "School of Principle") is a Morality, moral, Ethics, ethical, and metaphysics, metaphysical Chinese philosophy influenced by Confucianism, which originated with Han Yu (768� ...
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.
Toponymy
Its name is originated from the tribal country named ''Miri midong guk'' (彌離彌凍國).
Its name was previously perhaps pronounced as Milbeol using
Idu script
Idu () was a writing system developed during the Three Kingdoms period of Korea (57 BC-668 AD) to write the Korean language using Chinese characters ("hanja"). It used Hanja to represent both native Korean words and grammatical morphemes as we ...
formerly also spelled as 推火郡 (probably pronounced as Milbeol or Miribeol using Idu script), Milbeol (密伐) and Milseong (密城),
There are various hypotheses as to the meaning of Miryang, such as Milky Way, Galaxy, dragon's field, Wheat Field and the watery field.
History
During the
Samhan
Samhan, or Three Han (), is the collective name of the Byeonhan, Jinhan, and Mahan confederacies that emerged in the first century BC during the Proto–Three Kingdoms of Korea, or Samhan, period. Located in the central and southern regions o ...
, Miryang may have been part of the territory of
Mirimidongguk, one of the
Byeonhan tribes mentioned in the ''
San guo zhi''. Thereafter, it is believed to have been ruled by
Geumgwan Gaya
Geumgwan Gaya (), also known as Bongaya () or Garakguk (), was the ruling city-state of the Gaya confederacy that existed from 43 to 532 CE, during the Three Kingdoms period, in Korea. It is believed to have been located around the modern-day city ...
before being annexed by
Silla
Silla (; Old Korean: wikt:徐羅伐#Old Korean, 徐羅伐, Yale romanization of Korean, Yale: Syerapel, Revised Romanization of Korean, RR: ''Seorabeol''; International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA: ) was a Korean kingdom that existed between ...
. The ''
Samguk sagi
''Samguk sagi'' () is a historical record of the Three Kingdoms of Korea: Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla. Completed in 1145, it is well-known in Korea as the oldest surviving chronicle of Korean history.
The ''Samguk sagi'' is written in Classical ...
'' records Mirimidongguk as being annexed by
Jijeung of Silla in 505. In this period it was known as Chuhwa-gun (). Under the general reformation of names carried out by
King Gyeongdeok in the 8th century, the name was changed to "Milseong-gun" ().
In the
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...
period (935–1392), Miryang was elevated to the status of a
''ju'', Mil-ju, by
King Seongjong. In 1194, Miryang was the site of a massive battle between royal forces and a massive rebel army led by Kim Sami of Cheongdo and Hyosim of Ulsan. More than 7,000 rebels were slain. Under
King Chungnyeol in the late 13th century, local residents led by Jo Cheon rose up against the government; in retaliation, Mil-ju was demoted to a tributary village of
Gyeongju
Gyeongju (, ), historically known as Seorabeol (, ), is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, covering with a population of ...
(then Gyerim). Later it became a ''
hyeon
Korea has had administrative districts that can be considered provinces since the 7th century. These divisions were initially called ''ju'' () in Unified Silla and Later Baekje, and there were nine in total. After Goryeo conquered these states in t ...
''. Under
King Gongyang, it was raised to the status of a ''bu''.
With the dawn of the
Joseon
Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...
period (1392–1910), Miryang first became known by its modern name. Initially demoted from ''bu'' to ''gun'' (county) by
King Taejo, it was then raised back to ''bu'' and its name changed from "Milseong" to "Miryang." Under Taejo's son
King Taejong, it was once again demoted to ''gun''. Later it became a ''dohobu'', or military protectorate, and in 1895 it became a ''gun'' once again; it was to carry this status until late in the 20th century.
Under
Japanese rule, Miryang was the site of various clashes between the
Korean independence movement
The Korean independence movement was a series of diplomatic and militant efforts to liberate Korea from Japanese rule. The movement began around the late 19th or early 20th century, and ended with the surrender of Japan in 1945. As independence a ...
and the occupation forces. During the
March First Movement
The March First Movement was a series of protests against Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese colonial rule that was held throughout Korea and internationally by the Korean diaspora beginning on March 1, 1919. Protests were largely concentrated in ...
of 1919, approximately 13,500 Miryang residents took part in peaceful demonstrations in support of Korean independence. This led to the "Miryang massacre," in which 150 Korean civilians were shot by occupation troops. In November 1920, independence fighter Choe Su-bong built and detonated two bombs at the Miryang police station, destroying the structure. He attempted to kill himself but was unsuccessful; later he was put to death and his accomplices were imprisoned.
In 1989 the city center was separated from the rest of Miryang and named "Miryang-si" (Miryang City). In 1995 the city center was reunited with the hinterland and the entire region became known as Miryang-si. Both of these were part of general reorganizations of South Korean local government.
Miryang gained national attention as the location of a
gang rape incident in 2004.
Geography and climate

Miryang's geography is heavily influenced by the two rivers which flow through it, the Miryang and
Nakdong Rivers. All of Miryang lies within the Nakdong basin, and the Nakdong River itself runs along Miryang's southern border. The city's topography generally slopes from the high peaks of the
Yeongnam Alps
The Yeongnam Alps are a outlying range of the Taebaek Mountains. They consist of a group of relatively tall mountains in the Yeongnam region of southeastern South Korea. They are much shorter than the European Alps, only slightly over 1000 m. ...
in the northeast to the Nakdong valley in the southwest. Much of the city is drained by the
Miryang River, which rises in western Ulsan and flows through the city center to join the Nakdong at
Samnangjin. Portions are drained by other Nakdong tributaries, including the Naejincheon.
The Miryang River valley south of the city center broadens into a fertile plain. This area, including large portions of
Samnangjin-eup, Sangnam-myeon, and
Hanam-eup, serves as a local breadbasket and is almost entirely devoted to rice-farming. In Hanam-eup, it joins another plain running along the Nakdong.
As elsewhere in the
Yeongnam
Yeongnam (, ; literally "south of the ridge") is a region that coincides with the former Gyeongsang Province, one of the ancient Eight Provinces, in what is now South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a countr ...
region, the landscape is very lumpy, with many craggy hills and low mountains. The highest mountain in Miryang is
Gajisan (), which stands on the northern border. Other high peaks along the border include
Hwaaksan and
Cheonhwangsan (also called Jaeyaksan). These peaks are part of the Yeongnam Alps, a branch of the
Taebaek Mountains
The Taebaek Mountains () are a mountain range that stretches across North Korea and South Korea. They form the main ridge of the Korean peninsula.
Geography
The Taebaek mountains are located along the eastern edge of the peninsula and run alon ...
.
Further south, the mountains are lower but still quite frequent. Notable peaks in this area include
Maneosan in Samnangjin and
Cheontaesan on the border with
Yangsan
Yangsan (; ) is a city in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea.
It borders Ulsan to the northeast, Gijang-gun and Geumjeong District in Busan to the southeast, Gimhae to the southwest, and Miryang to the northwest. City Hall is located in Nam ...
. Steep mountain valleys abound; these are often used for reservoirs that store water for irrigation or drinking purposes. Some of the larger reservoirs in Miryang include
Miryang Lake and
Antae Lake.
Climate
Like most of the rest of South Korea, Miryang enjoys a relatively mild temperate climate. The average windspeed is about , the average temperature , and the annual rainfall in 2004 was .
The mountains along its north flank afford Miryang a measure of shelter from heavy winds and other severe weather coming from the north. On the other hand, it is relatively vulnerable to damage from tropical storms encroaching from the south.
The Miryang and Nakdong valleys are subject to frequent floods during typhoons, as well as more predictable flooding during the
monsoon season. Other natural disasters are uncommon.
Administrative divisions
Miryang is divided into 16 primary divisions, of which 2 are ''eup'' (large villages
owns, 5 are ''dong'' (city precincts
eighborhoods, and 9 are ''myeon'' (rural areas
ownships or sub-counties. Some of the ''dong'' are further subdivided, so that the city center is composed of eight legal ''dong'' in total. The ''eup'' and ''myeon'' are broken into ''ri'', of which Miryang has a total of 265 administrative or 119 legal.
Government and politics

Like other cities and counties in South Korea, Miryang enjoys a limited degree of local autonomy. Since 1995, the mayor and city council have been elected directly by the local citizens.
The current mayor is , a member of the
United Future Party. He took office on June 30, 2014.
Economy
The economy of Miryang draws heavily on its central location and prominence as a tourist destination. In addition,
agriculture
Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...
continues to play an important role, particularly in outlying districts. The Miryang River valley supports extensive rice farming operations, while livestock farming is more common on higher ground.
Transportation

Miryang is roughly equidistant from Daegu and Busan, and is connected to both cities by road and rail. By road, Miryang is served by two exits on the
Daegu-Busan Expressway, as well as numerous national and local highways. By rail, it is served both by 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 in the country. It was constructed in 1905, connecting Seoul with Busan via Suwon, Daejeon, and Daegu. It is ...
(Seoul-Busan) and the
Gyeongjeon Line
The Gyeongjeon Line () is a railway line serving South Gyeongsang and South Jeolla Provinces in South Korea. It covers a total of 300.6 km, from Samnangjin Station in Miryang, South Gyeongsang, to Gwangju Songjeong Station in Gwangju, ...
(to
Masan
Masan () is an administrative region of Changwon, a city of South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It was formerly an independent city from 1949 until 30 June 2010, when it was absorbed to Changwon along with Jinhae District, Jinhae. Masan was ...
); the northern terminus of the Gyeongjeon Line lies just north of
Samnangjin near the meeting of the Nakdong and Miryang Rivers. Miryang is the only city between Daegu and Busan currently served by the KTX express train.
In addition to
Miryang station in the city center, outlying regions are served by
Samnangjin station and
Sangdong station on the Gyeongbu Line, and
Nakdonggang station on the Gyeongjeon Line. These outlying stations are served only by a small number of
Mugunghwa-ho
The Mugunghwa-ho () is a class of train operated by Korail, the main railway operator of South Korea. Mugunghwa trains are Korail's slowest tier of trains stopping at a number of towns and villages, and operating over a number of lines that are ...
passenger trains.
Except for Nakdonggang station, the stations in Miryang also serve freight trains. The most active freight station is Sangdong, which sent out 74,762 tons of freight in 2004.
Culture

Miryang is known as the home of the Miryang arirang. This is sometimes considered to be close to the original version of the arirang, which may have drawn its name from the Miryang area folktale of
Arang. The Miryang Arirang Festival is held each May to commemorate and keep alive this tradition and other aspects of local heritage.
Other preserved aspects of Korean traditional culture are the
Baekjung performances.
The people of Miryang speak a version of the
Gyeongsang dialect
The Gyeongsang dialects (), also known as Southeastern Korean (), are dialects of the Korean language from the historical region of Gyeongsang Province. Today, that region is divided into Daegu, Busan, Ulsan, North Gyeongsang Province, and Sou ...
of
Korean
Korean may refer to:
People and culture
* Koreans, people from the Korean peninsula or of Korean descent
* Korean culture
* Korean language
**Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Korean
**Korean dialects
**See also: North–South differences in t ...
. In studies of
Korean dialectology, Miryang dialect has been contrasted with the Changwon dialect in terms of the use of pitch.
Miryang is notable for being filming location and the setting of the 2007 film ''
Miryang
Miryang () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Neighboring cities include Changnyeong to the west, Cheongdo to the north, Ulsan to the east, and Yangsan, Gimhae, and Changwon to the sout ...
'' (released in English-language markets under the title ''Secret Sunshine'').
Education
The history of education in Miryang can be traced back to the
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...
period, when a ''
hyanggyo
() were government-run provincial Confucian schools established during the Goryeo (918–1392), and Joseon (July 1392 – August 1910) periods in Korea. They were established to educate and train officials in Confucian ideals and the ethics of g ...
'', a government-run village school, was constructed in the town center (modern-day
Gyo-dong). This school, famed for its size, continued in operation through the
Joseon
Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...
period, although it was gradually supplanted by numerous local
seodang
() were private village schools providing elementary education during the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties of Korea.
Background
They were primarily occupied with providing initial training in the Chinese classics to boys of 7 to 16 years of age, but ...
and
seowon
() were the most common educational institutions of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. They were private institutions, and combined the functions of a Confucian shrine and a Confucian school. In educational terms, the were primarily occupied wit ...
. All of these institutions concentrated on training young men for the
royal civil service examinations. This system lasted until the abolition of the examinations in the
Gabo Reforms of 1894.
Today in Miryang, as elsewhere in South Korea, compulsory public education is provided for all students through middle school, and almost all students complete high school as well. Education within the city is overseen by the Miryang Office of Education, which is administered directly by the Gyeongsangnam-do provincial Office of Education. This is in turn accountable to the national
Ministry of Education
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
, which sets the national curriculum for all schools.
There are 23 elementary schools, 14 middle schools, and 8 high schools in Miryang. Supplementary private education is offered through
hagwon
(; ) is a Korean term for a for-profit private educational institution. They are commonly likened to cram schools. Some consider ''hagwons'' as private language centers or academies operated like businesses apart from the South Korean public sch ...
s, which are strongly concentrated in the city center, with some in outlying towns.

There is only one institution of higher education in Miryang. This is the Miryang campus of
Pusan National University
Pusan National University (PNU; , also called Busan National University) is one of ten Flagship Korean National Universities in South Korea. It is the first national university established after the National Liberation Day of Korea.
There ar ...
. The Miryang campus primarily serves science and technology students, hosting the College of Nano Science and Technology and the College of Biological Sciences. It is located in northern
Samnangjin-eup, roughly 9 km from the Miryang city center. A branch campus, formerly the main campus, is located near downtown Miryang. These two campuses were merged into Pusan National University in 2006. Previously, they made up a separate university called , which traced its roots back to 1923.
Tourism

Miryang has been known for centuries for its scenery of mountains and valleys; the
Yeongnamnu pavilion overlooking the Miryang River appears in numerous Joseon Dynasty writings. The northeastern corner of the city occupies a portion of the
Yeongnam Alps
The Yeongnam Alps are a outlying range of the Taebaek Mountains. They consist of a group of relatively tall mountains in the Yeongnam region of southeastern South Korea. They are much shorter than the European Alps, only slightly over 1000 m. ...
; part of this region is included in
Gajisan Provincial Park. Noted natural landmarks include the "ice valley" of
Eoreumgol, also located in the northeast.
A number of noted historic landmarks are found in Miryang. These include various
seowon
() were the most common educational institutions of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. They were private institutions, and combined the functions of a Confucian shrine and a Confucian school. In educational terms, the were primarily occupied wit ...
, or Confucian academies, including the
Yerim Seowon dedicated to
Kim Chong-jik and the
Pyochung Seowon, which is the only seowon constructed inside a Buddhist temple (
Pyochungsa). The Yeongnamnu pavilion and nearby buildings date from the
Joseon
Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...
and
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...
periods.
South Korean National Treasure No. 75 is located at Pyochungsa.
Yangyangji, which was built during the
Silla
Silla (; Old Korean: wikt:徐羅伐#Old Korean, 徐羅伐, Yale romanization of Korean, Yale: Syerapel, Revised Romanization of Korean, RR: ''Seorabeol''; International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA: ) was a Korean kingdom that existed between ...
period, was a water reservoir for the rice paddies, but it lost its original function due to a huge additional reservoir. But instead of putting water on the rice fields, the park attracts many tourists with picturesque scenery.
Twin towns – sister cities
Miryang is
twinned with:
*
Yasugi
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 35,965 in 14257 households and a population density of 85 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
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Namwon
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,
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, South Korea (1999)
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See also
*
Secret Sunshine
*
List of cities in South Korea
The largest cities of South Korea have an autonomous status equivalent to that of provinces. Seoul, the largest city and capital, is classified as a ''teukbyeolsi'' (List of special cities of South Korea#Position in hierarchy and types, Special ...
References
Bibliography
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External links
City government website
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Cities in South Gyeongsang Province