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Yeonpyeong-ri Destination Guide

Discover Yeonpyeong-ri in South Korea

Yeonpyeong-ri in the region of Incheon is a town located in South Korea - some 70 mi or ( 113 km ) West of Seoul , the country's capital .

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Local time in Yeonpyeong-ri is now 10:08 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Seoul " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Daejeon, Daegu, Seoul, Busan, and Gwangju. When in this area, you might want to check out Daejeon . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Yeonpyeong-ri ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Interesting facts about this location

Yeonpyeongdo

Yeonpyeong Island or Yeonpyeongdo (referred to by the DPRK as Yŏnphyŏng Islet) is a group of South Korean islands in the Yellow Sea, located about 80 km west of Incheon and 12 km south of the coast of Hwanghae Province, North Korea. The main island of the group is Daeyeonpyeongdo ("Big Yeonpyeong Island"), also referred to simply as Yeonpyeong Island, with an area of 7.01 km and a population of around 1,300.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.67 125.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Geography of Incheon, Islands of South Korea, Islands of the Yellow Sea, Ongjin County, Incheon

Bombardment of Yeonpyeong

The bombardment of Yeonpyeong was an artillery engagement between the North Korean military and South Korean forces stationed on Yeonpyeong Island on 23 November 2010. Following a South Korean artillery exercise in waters in the south, North Korean forces fired around 170 artillery shells and rockets at Yeonpyeong Island, hitting both military and civilian targets. The shelling caused widespread damage on the island, killing four South Koreans and injuring 19.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.67 125.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 2010 in North Korea, 2010 in South Korea, Conflicts in 2010, Lee Myung-bak Government, Murder in 2010, North Korea–South Korea relations, Yellow Sea

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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.