Samnangjin (also spelled Samrangjin) or Samnangjin-eup, is an
''eup'', or town, in
Miryang
Miryang (perhaps pronounced as Milbeol using Idu script), formerly also spelled as 推火郡 (probably pronounced as Milbeol or Miribeol using Idu script), Milbeol (密伐) and Milseong (密城), is a city in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea ...
City,
Gyeongsangnam-do
South Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상남도, translit=Gyeongsangnam-do, ) 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 H ...
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South Korea. It is composed of thirteen ''ri''. Samnangjin lies in the southeastern corner of Miryang, bordering
Wondong-myeon in
Yangsan City.
The
Gyeongbu Line railroad passes through Samnangjin, and
Mugunghwa-ho class passenger trains frequently stop there. The northern tip of the
Gyeongjeon Line also lies with Samnangjin, but there are no stations along that portion of the line.
The landscape of Samnangjin is shaped by the
Nakdong River and its tributary the
Miryang River. Much of the land in Samnangjin lies along the eastern valleys of these two rivers, which also form the western border of the ''eup''. Notable mountains on the borders of Samnangjin include
Cheontaesan to the south and
Maneosan to the north.
Much of the agriculture in Samnangjin is focused on
livestock, particularly beef cattle.
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 and second highest public universities in South Korea.
Located mainly in Busan (or Pusan), the universit ...
is located in Samnangjin's Cheonghak-ri.
References
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Miryang
Towns and townships in South Gyeongsang Province