Miryang

This article is about the South Korean city. For the 2007 film, see Secret Sunshine.

Miryang
Municipal City
Panoramic view of Miryang
Flag Emblem of Miryang
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Administrative divisions	2 eup, 9 myeon, 5 dong
Government
• mayor	An Byeong-gu (안병구)
Area
• Total	799.03 km2 (308.51 sq mi)
Population  (September 2024)
• Total	100,802
• Density	140.9/km2 (365/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang
Time zone	UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Area code	+82-55
Korean name
Hangul	밀양시
Hanja	密陽市
RR	Miryang-si
MR	Miryang-si

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Miryang (Korean: 밀양) is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is bordered by Changnyeong to the west, Cheongdo to the north, Ulsan to the east, and Yangsan, Gimhae, and Changwon to the south. The city's symbols include the Korean magpie, the pine tree, and the royal azalea.

The recorded history of Miryang dates back to the Samhan period, when it was known as Mirimidongguk. Due to its strategic location near the Nakdong River, it played an important role from the Silla period onward. It served as a key station on the Great Yeongnam Road during the later Joseon Dynasty and, in the 20th century, became a stop on the Gyeongbu Line railroad connecting Busan to Seoul. Today, Miryang remains an important stop on that line and is the only city between Busan and Daegu served by KTX express trains.

Miryang is renowned throughout Korea for the Arirang and for the view from the Yeongnamnu Pavilion, a subject of numerous poems from the Joseon period. Other notable landmarks include Eoreumgol and the Pyochungsa. Historical figures from the city include the 15th-century Neo-Confucian scholar Kim Chong-jik and the 16th-century warrior-monk Songun Yu Jeong. The city government actively preserves the memory of these figures, as well as other local cultural traditions such as the legend of Arang.