The Korean Grand Prix was held along the harbor side, at the Korea International Circuit from 2010 to 2013.

Many Bronze Age relics, including cut stone tools, were excavated in the current Yeongam area, and it appears that people have lived in groups since the Bronze Age.

This area was a village named Wolnagun, which was part of the Baekje.

[3] Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI), world's 5th largest ship builder and the largest company in South Jeolla Province, is located in Samho Eup.

Not only the company itself but also numerous cooperative firms of HSHI are headquartered in Daebul Industrial District in Samho Eup.