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{{Short description|City in South Gyeongsang, South Korea}}
{{original research|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Yangsan
| official_name                   = 
| native_name                     = {{lang|ko|양산시}}
| settlement_type                 = [[Cities of South Korea|Municipal City]]
| translit_lang1                  = Korean
| translit_lang1_type1            = [[Hangul]]
| translit_lang1_info1            = {{lang|ko|양산시}}
| translit_lang1_type2            = [[Hanja]]
| translit_lang1_info2            = {{lang|ko|{{linktext|梁|山|市}}}}
| translit_lang1_type3            = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}}
| translit_lang1_info3            = Yangsan-si
| translit_lang1_type4            = {{nowrap|McCune–Reischauer}}
| translit_lang1_info4            = Yangsan-si
| image_skyline                   = Yangsan old city.JPG
| imagesize                       = 
| image_caption                   = 
| image_map                       = South Gyeongsang-Yangsan.svg
| mapsize                         = 
| map_caption                     = Location in South Korea
| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = {{flag|South Korea}}
| subdivision_type1               = [[Regions of Korea|Region]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Yeongnam]]
| population_blank1_title         = Dialect
| population_blank1               = [[Gyeongsang dialect|Gyeongsang]]
| area_total_km2                  = 484.52
| population_as_of                = September 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jumin.mois.go.kr/|title=Population statistics |date=2024|website=Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety}}</ref>
| population_total                = 358,074
| population_density_km2          = 582.79
| parts_type                      = [[Administrative divisions of South Korea|Administrative divisions]]
| parts                           = 1 ''eup'', 4 ''myeon'', 7 ''dong''
| image_blank_emblem              = Yangsan logo.png
| blank_emblem_type               = Emblem of Yangsan
| image_flag                      = Flag of Yangsan.svg
| coordinates                     = {{Coord|35|20|N|129|02|E|type:city_region:KR-48|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Yangsan''' ({{Korean|hangul=양산}}; {{IPA|ko|jaŋ.san}}) is a [[Administrative divisions of South Korea|city]] in [[South Gyeongsang Province|Gyeongsangnam-do Province]], [[South Korea]].

It borders Ulsan to the northeast, Gijang-gun and Geumjeong District in Busan to the southeast, Gimhae to the southwest, and Miryang to the northwest. City Hall is located in Nambu-dong, Yangsan.

==Administrative divisions==

Currently, Yangsan is made up of 1 Eup (administrative division), 4 Myeon (administrative division) and 8 Dong.

{| class=wikitable
! Name
! [[Hangul]]
! [[Hanja]]
! Subdivisions
|-
| Mulgeum-eup || 물금읍 || 勿禁邑 || 4 ri
|-
| Dong-myeon || 동면 || 東面 || 8 ri
|-
| Sangbuk-myeon || 상북면 || 上北面 || 9 ri
|-
| Wondong-myeon || 원동면 || 院東面 || 8 ri
|-
| Habuk-myeon || 하북면 || 下北面 || 8 ri
|-
| Gangseo-dong || 강서동 || 江西洞 || 3 dong
|-
| Deokgye-dong || 덕계동 || 德溪洞 || 2 dong
|-
| Samseong-dong || 삼성동 || 三城洞 || 4 dong
|-
| Seochang-dong || 서창동 || 西倉洞 || 3 dong
|-
| Soju-dong || 소주동 || 燒酒洞 || 3 dong
|-
| Jungang-dong || 중앙동 || 中央洞 || 5 dong
|-
| Pyeongsan-dong || 평산동 || 平山洞 || 1 dong
|}

== A city flag ==
Yangsan means that it will open up as a future city with a bright, hopeful 21st century like magnolia, the flower of the city, and symbolizes Yangsan's strong will to build a first-class mass-production as the center of economy, society and culture in the eastern inland.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|title=Yangsan City's main homepage|url=https://www.yangsan.go.kr/main.do|website=yangsan.go.kr|access-date=2021-05-01|archive-date=2021-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501110650/https://www.yangsan.go.kr/main.do|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Attractions==
*[[Tongdosa]] Temple ({{Korean|hangul=통도사|labels=no}})
*Naewon Temple ({{Korean|hangul=내원사|labels=no}})
*Yangsan Tower ({{Korean|hangul=양산타워|labels=no}})
*[[Yangsan Stadium]] ({{Korean|hangul=양산체육관|labels=no}})
*[[Eden Valley Ski Resort]] ({{Korean|hangul=에덴밸리 리조트|labels=no}})
*Hongryong Falls
*Yangsan Wondong Plum Blossom Festival
* Imgyeong dae (임경대)
* PyeongSan bookstroe (평산책방)

==Climate==
Yangsan has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cwa'') with very warm summers and cold winters.
{{Weather box
| location = Yangsan (2009–2020 normals, extremes 2009–present)
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y

| Jan record high C = 19.3
| Feb record high C = 21.4
| Mar record high C = 24.3
| Apr record high C = 28.9
| May record high C = 34.9
| Jun record high C = 36.5
| Jul record high C = 38.6
| Aug record high C = 39.3
| Sep record high C = 35.3
| Oct record high C = 31.1
| Nov record high C = 25.3
| Dec record high C = 19.3
| year record high C = 39.1

| Jan high C = 7.7
| Feb high C = 9.9
| Mar high C = 14.7
| Apr high C = 19.5
| May high C = 25.1
| Jun high C = 27.8
| Jul high C = 30.4
| Aug high C = 32.1
| Sep high C = 27.5
| Oct high C = 22.8
| Nov high C = 16.6
| Dec high C = 9.4
| year high C = 20.3

| Jan mean C = 2.3
| Feb mean C = 4.6
| Mar mean C = 8.9
| Apr mean C = 13.7
| May mean C = 19.1
| Jun mean C = 22.7
| Jul mean C = 26.1
| Aug mean C = 27.4
| Sep mean C = 22.6
| Oct mean C = 17.0
| Nov mean C = 10.7
| Dec mean C = 4.0
| year mean C = 14.9

| Jan low C = -2.4
| Feb low C = -0.4
| Mar low C = 3.6
| Apr low C = 8.3
| May low C = 13.8
| Jun low C = 18.5
| Jul low C = 22.9
| Aug low C = 24.0
| Sep low C = 18.7
| Oct low C = 12.3
| Nov low C = 5.5
| Dec low C = -0.8
| year low C = 10.3

| Jan record low C = -11.7
| Feb record low C = -10.9
| Mar record low C = -4.6
| Apr record low C = 0.6
| May record low C = 5.8
| Jun record low C = 11.9
| Jul record low C = 16.6
| Aug record low C = 16.5
| Sep record low C = 10.1
| Oct record low C = 2.3
| Nov record low C = -2.3
| Dec record low C = -8.5
| year record low C = -11.7

| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 27.0
| Feb precipitation mm = 54.6
| Mar precipitation mm = 83.1
| Apr precipitation mm = 126.8
| May precipitation mm = 110.2
| Jun precipitation mm = 147.7
| Jul precipitation mm = 313.3
| Aug precipitation mm = 214.6
| Sep precipitation mm = 207.8
| Oct precipitation mm = 112.4
| Nov precipitation mm = 52.2
| Dec precipitation mm = 33.6
| year precipitation mm = 1483.3

| unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 4.8
| Feb precipitation days = 6.2
| Mar precipitation days = 8.4
| Apr precipitation days = 9.9
| May precipitation days = 8.3
| Jun precipitation days = 9.4
| Jul precipitation days = 14.4
| Aug precipitation days = 12.8
| Sep precipitation days = 10.1
| Oct precipitation days = 5.8
| Nov precipitation days = 6.2
| Dec precipitation days = 4.8
| year precipitation days =

| Jan humidity = 48.7
| Feb humidity = 52.9
| Mar humidity = 56.7
| Apr humidity = 59.0
| May humidity = 62.2
| Jun humidity = 68.9
| Jul humidity = 77.0
| Aug humidity = 74.0
| Sep humidity = 72.5
| Oct humidity = 66.9
| Nov humidity = 61.9
| Dec humidity = 52.8
| year humidity = 62.8

| Jan sun = 203.9
| Feb sun = 178.9
| Mar sun = 209.7
| Apr sun = 206.4
| May sun = 228.8
| Jun sun = 174.3
| Jul sun = 160.7
| Aug sun = 181.3
| Sep sun = 158.2
| Oct sun = 198.9
| Nov sun = 181.7
| Dec sun = 193.6
| year sun = 2276.4

| source = [[Korea Meteorological Administration]]<ref name= KMA>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220129211110/https://data.kma.go.kr/resources/normals/pdf_data/korea_pdf_0106_v2.pdf
| archive-date = 29 January 2022
| url = https://data.kma.go.kr/resources/normals/pdf_data/korea_pdf_0106_v2.pdf
| title = Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)
| publisher = Korea Meteorological Administration
| access-date = 7 June 2023
| language = ko}}</ref><ref name= KMAextremes>{{cite web
| url = https://data.kma.go.kr/climate/extremum/selectExtremumList.do?pgmNo=103
| publisher = Korea Meteorological Administration
| access-date = 4 April 2022
| script-title = ko:순위값 - 구역별조회
| language = ko
| archive-date = 7 October 2021
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211007220002/https://data.kma.go.kr/climate/extremum/selectExtremumList.do?pgmNo=103
| url-status = live
}}</ref>
}}

==Transportation==
[[File:Yangsanstation.jpg|250px|thumb|Yangsan station (Busan Subway Line 2)]]

===Rail===
Yangsan has two stations on the [[Gyeongbu Line]]: [[Mulgeum station]] ({{Korean|hangul=물금역|labels=no}}) and [[Wondong station]] ({{Korean|hangul=원동역|labels=no}}). The nearest [[KTX]] stations are [[Ulsan station]] in Ulsan and [[Gupo station (Korail)|Gupo station]] in Busan.

===Subway===
[[Busan Subway Line 2]] serves the city, with five stations currently operating: [[Yangsan Station]], [[Namyangsan Station]], [[Busan National University Yangsan Campus station]], [[Jeungsan station (Yangsan)|Jeungsan station]] and [[Hopo station]]. An additional station that will connect with the [[Yangsan Metro]] is currently under construction.

[[Yangsan Metro]] is under construction and is scheduled to open in 2024.

===Bus===
The city of Yangsan is served by a local bus system. In addition to serving the city itself, there are long-distance local buses to [[Busan]], as well as inter-city lines connecting to [[Ulsan]], [[Changwon]], [[Gyeongju]], and several other cities.

===Highways===
The [[Gyeongbu Expressway]] (#1) and the [[Jungang Expressway Branch|Jungang Expressway Branch Line]] (#551) run through the city of Yangsan.

In addition, [[National Route 35 (South Korea)|National Route 35]] bisects the city center.

==Sister cities==
*{{flagdeco|ROK}} {{citation needed span|[[Jindo County]], [[South Jeolla Province]] (Sept. 17, 1998)|date=July 2018}}
*{{flagdeco|JPN}} [[Yurihonjō, Akita|Yurihonjō]], [[Akita Prefecture|Akita]], Japan (Oct. 10, 1998)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.yangsan.go.kr/english/01/04.php|title=Yangsan City Website: Sister Cities|access-date=2009-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116003947/http://english.yangsan.go.kr/english/01/04.php|archive-date=2009-01-16|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|Malaysia}} [[Kulim District|Kulim]], [[Kedah]], Malaysia (Nov. 8, 2010)

==Notable people==
*[[Winter (singer)|Winter]] (birthname: Kim Min-jeong), member of [[Aespa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title='아는 형님' 윈터 "경남 양산 출신, 연습생 때 사투리 고쳤다" [MK★TV픽] : 네이트 연예 |url=https://news.nate.com/view/20211024n00756 |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=네이트 뉴스 |language=ko}}</ref>
*[[Kang Hye-won]], member of [[Iz*One]].
*[[Yves (singer)|Yves]] (birthname: Ha Soo-young), member of [[Loona]].
*Bae (birthname: Bae Jin-sol), member of [[Nmixx]].
*Ha Minwoo, member of [[ZE:A]].
*[[Exy]] (birthname: Chu Sojung), member of [[WJSN]]
*Yeon (birthname: Kim Nayeon), member of [[Hearts2Hearts]]

==See also==
* [[List of cities in South Korea]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.yangsan.go.kr/en/main.do City government website]

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