| Yeonggwang | |
| Native Name Lang: | ko |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Translit Lang1: | Korean |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hangul |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | 영광군 |
| Translit Lang1 Type2: | Hanja |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Yeonggwang-gun |
| Translit Lang1 Info4: | Yŏnggwang-gun |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Honam |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Dialect |
| Population Blank1: | Jeolla |
| Area Total Km2: | 472.97 |
| Population As Of: | 2018 |
| Population Total: | 55016 |
| Population Density Km2: | 115.8 |
| Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
| Parts: | 3 eup, 8 myeon |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Yeonggwang logo.png |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Emblem of Yeonggwang |
Yeonggwang County (Yeonggwang-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
Yeonggwang is a large producer of a fish, the small yellow croaker which are sometimes given by Korean people as a gift to others. It is called Yeonggwang gulbi (meaning "dried croaker") among Koreans, and it is nicknamed "rice thief" because of its wide popularity.
The fish originated from the Goryeo Dynasty. They migrate northward from the East China Sea, where they spend the winter season, to Yeonpyeongdo Island, to spawn at the start of the thawing season. They spawn at sea in front of Chilsan, near Beopseongpo in Yeonggwang, between April 10 and 30, while moving northward.[1]
The Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant was established in 1979 and has reached its full capacity. Now there are six plants. In 2007, plants of Yeonggwang achieved a position of third in the world, ranked by the degree of utilization.[2]