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Hwayang myeon, Yeosu

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Country
  
South Korea

City (si)
  
Yeosu

Province (do)
  
South Jeolla

Hwayang-myeon, Yeosu

Administrative divisions
  
10 beopjeongri 31 haengjeongri

Time zone
  
Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)

Hwayang-myeon (Hangul: 화양면; Hanja: 華陽面), also called as Hwayang Township, or shortly Hwayang, is a myeon (township) in Yeosu city of South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The myeon is located in south-western part of the city. The total area of the myeon is 70.1 square kilometres, and, as of the last day of 2010, the population was 8108 people, 3559 houses. The township hall is located in Najin-ri, and address of the township hall is 16-10, Najin-gil, Hwayang-myeon. Hwajeong-myeon and Jangsu Bay is souther, Sora-myeon is norther, Ssangbong-dong is north-easter, the Gamak Bay is easter, and the Yeoja Bay is wester.

Contents

Map of Hwayang-myeon, Yeosu-si, Jeollanam-do, South Korea

History

  • 1897: Hwayang-myeon, Yeosu-gun, Jeollanam-do
  • 1910: Township hall was opened.
  • 15 August 1949: Hwayang-myeon, Yeocheon-gun, Jeollanam-do: Yeosu-gun was splitted to Yeosu-si and Yeocheon-gun.
  • 1 April 1998: Hwayang-myeon, Yeosu-si, Jeollanam-do: Yeosu-si, Yeocheon-si, and Yeocheon-gun were merged to Yeosu-si.
  • Ri

    It has ten beopjeongri and thirty one haengjeongri.

    Najin-ri

    Najin-ri (Hangul: 나진리 has two haengjeongri: Najin(나진), Sojang(소장). It has Hwayang township hall.

    Seochon-ri

    Seochon-ri (Hangul: 서촌리 has three haengjeongri: Seochon(서촌), Seokgyo(석교), Bongo(봉오).

    Anpo-ri

    Anpo-ri (Hangul: 안포리 has three haengjeongri: Sepo(세포), Wonpo(원포), Anpo(안포). It has Baegyadaegyo on Baegya-ro on the National Route 77 and Jibangdo 863 with Baegyado in Baegya-ri, Hwajeong-myeon.

    Okjeok-ri

    Okjeok-ri (Hangul: 옥적리 has four haengjeongri: Masang(마상), Okjeok(옥적), Daeok(대옥), Sangjeon(상전).

    Yongju-ri

    Yongju-ri (Hangul: 용주리 has four haengjeongri: Yongju(용주), Gonae(고내), Hodu(호두), Hwaryeon(화련).

    Imok-ri

    Imok-ri (Hangul: 이목리 has four haengjeongri: Imok(이목), Seoyeon(서연), Gumi(구미), Beolga(벌가).

    Icheon-ri

    Icheon-ri (Hangul: 이천리 has three haengjeongri: Ocheon(오천), Icheon(이천), Gamdo(감도).

    Jangsu-ri

    Jangsu-ri (Hangul: 장수리 has four haengjeongri: Jangsu(장수), Sumun(수문), Jangcheok(장척), Jangdeung(장등). Jangsu Bay was named after this ri. It will have Hwayangdaegyo on the National Route 77 with Jobaldo in Jobal-ri, Hwajeong-myeon.

    Changmu-ri

    Changmu-ri (Hangul: 창무리 has two haengjeongri: Changmu(창무), Baekcho(백초).

    Hwadong-ri

    Hwadong-ri (Hangul: 화동리 has two haengjeongri: Hwadong(화동), Cheongyang(청양).

    Transport

    It doesn't have any railways, expressways nor the motorways. It has National Route 77, Gukjido 22 and Jibangdo 863. It has a bridge named Baegyadaegyo on the National Route 77 and the Jibangdo 863. Baegyadaegyo connect Anpo-ri and Baegyado in Baegya-ri, Hwajeong-myeon. It will have Hwayangdaegyo on the National Route 77 connecting Jangsu-ri and Jobaldo in Jobal-ri, Hwajeong-myeon.

    Islands

    The population of all of these islands below are the zero. (They are no-personed islands.)

    References

    Hwayang-myeon, Yeosu Wikipedia