one of the most remote areas in Korea

(1)Yeongyang-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do
(2)Local governments with the smallest population in Korea, except Ulleungdo, an island
(3)Population, 1764
(4)No railroad, no highway
(5)Located in the northern part of Gyeongsangbuk-do, it takes 4 hours and 30 minutes to get to Seoul by express bus
(6)There are only three traffic lights in Yeongyang County
(7)In 2004, there was only one traffic light, and now there are three
(8)Korea’s representative remote area called BYC, combining Bonghwa-gun, Cheongsong-gun and Bonghwa-gun located nearby
(9)The media often uses the word BYC
(10)Yeongyang-gun, along with Cheongsong-gun, adjacent Bonghwa-gun, is a representative remote area in North Gyeongsang Province called Biwa City BYC after its initials
(11)Recently, the expressway was opened in December 2016 in nearby Cheongsong-gun, and transportation became better
(12)Yeoju Wonju
(13)Mungyeong Yecheon
(14)As you can see on the map, even in Gyeongbuk, there are quite a lot of nooks located in the remote areas