Pyeonghae
평해읍
Korean transcription(s)
  Chosŏn'gŭl평해
  Hancha平海
  McCune-ReischauerP'yŏnghae-ŭp
  Revised RomanizationPyeonghae-eup
Coordinates: 36°43′32.18″N 129°26′29.82″E / 36.7256056°N 129.4416167°E / 36.7256056; 129.4416167
Country South Korea
ProvinceNorth Gyeongsang
CountyUljin
Incorporation1 December 1980
Area
  Total37.16 km2 (14.35 sq mi)
Population
  Total3,798

Pyeonghae is a South Korean town. It is administered as part of Uljin County in North Gyeongsang Province.

Name

Pyeonghae's name means "Peaceful Sea(s)". It appears in 19th-century sources as "Pingai",[1] "Pingai Harbor",[2] and "Ping-hai Harbor".[3]

Geography

Pyeonghae lies on the north bank of the Namdae (, "Southern Great River"), about a mile inland from its confluence with the Sea of Japan[4] on the eastern shore of the Korean Peninsula. Its harbor was formed by a conical island, which sheltered an anchorage in the Namdae estuary.[3]

History

During the 19th century, Pyeonghae was reckoned one of the primary harbors on Korea's eastern shore.[1]

Pyeonghae Village (Pyeonghae-ri) was officially promoted to town status on 1 December 1980.

See also

References

Citations

Bibliography

  • "Corea" , 'Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. VI, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1878, pp. 390–394.
  • "P'yonghae-Ri", Korea 1:50,000, Ser. L751, Washington: Army Map Service, 1945.
  • King, John W. (1861), The China Pilot: The Coasts of China, Korea, and Tartary..., London: J.D. Potter for the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty.
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