Samnangjin (also spelled Samrangjin) or Samnangjin-eup, is an ''eup'', or town, in

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 ...

City,

Gyeongsangnam-do 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 that ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

. It is composed of thirteen legal ''ri''. Samnangjin lies in the southeastern corner of Miryang, bordering Wondong-myeon in

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 ...

City. 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 passes through Samnangjin, and

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 ...

class passenger trains frequently stop at Samnangjin station. The northern tip of 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, ...

also lies with Samnangjin, but there are no stations along that portion of the line. Samnangjin lies at the confluence of

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 ...

and its tributary the Miryang River. Its name refers to the three streams formed by the confluence (the Nakdong above the confluence, the Miryang, and the Nakdong below the confluence). Much of the land in Samnangjin lies along the eastern valleys of the Miryang and the Nakdong, 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 Livestock are the Domestication, domesticated animals that are raised in an Agriculture, agricultural setting to provide labour and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, Egg as food, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The t ...

, 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. It is the first national university established after the National Liberation Day of Korea. There ar ...

is located in Samnangjin's Cheonghak-ri.

References

{{reflist Miryang Towns and townships in South Gyeongsang Province