Yeongam
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| Korean alphabet : | 영암군 | |||
| Chinese characters : | 靈巖 郡 | |||
| Revised Romanization : | Yeongam gun | |||
| McCune-Reischauer : | Yŏng'am-gun | |||
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| Province : | Jeollanam-do | |||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 48 ' N , 126 ° 42' E | |||
| Surface: | 603 km² | |||
| Residents: | 59,109 (as of: 2019) | |||
| Population density : | 98 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Structure: | 2 eups, 9 myeons | |||
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Yeongam County ( kor .: 영암군 , Yeongam-gun ) is located in Jeollanam-do Province in South Korea . The administrative headquarters are in the city of Yeongam-eup. The district had an area of 603 km² and a population of 59,109 inhabitants in 2019.
The Korean Grand Prix was held on the port side of the Korean International Circuit in Yeongam from 2010 to 2013 . The track was designed by the well-known race track designer Hermann Tilke .
Location of the county in Gyeongsangbuk-do