Yeongam

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Yeongam
Hangul 영암군 Hanja 靈巖郡 Revised Romanization Yeongam-gun McCune-Reischauer Yŏngam-gun
Statistics
Area 544.48 km² (210.22 sq mi) Population (2001) 65,268 Population density 120 /km² (310 /sq mi) Administrative divisions 1 eup, 10 myeon
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Yeongam County (Yeongam-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Its county seat is Yeongam-eup.

In 2010, the first ever Korean Grand Prix will be held along the harbor side. The race track will be named the Korean International Circuit. The track will be designed by the famous race track designer Hermann Tilke. The circuit will be part permanent, part temporary. Construction is set to begin in 2007, and be completed in 2009. If the deal is completed, the race will continue until 2016. After that, a 5 year option would have to be picked up to keep the race until at least 2021.

[edit] Sister Cities

• Huzhou, China
• Yeongdeungpo, South Korea

[edit] About J-Project

What's J-Project? The project to build tourism city Summary of the project

[edit] External links

• County government home page

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