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Namhae County

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Country
  
South Korea

Administrative divisions
  
1 eup, 9 myeon

Local time
  
Monday 7:22 PM

Region
  
Yeongnam

Area
  
357 km²

Province
  
South Gyeongsang Province


Weather
  
11°C, Wind NE at 11 km/h, 84% Humidity

University
  
Gyeongnam Provincial Namhae College

Namhae south korea


Namhae County (Namhae-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

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Map of Namhae-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea

Traveling korea namhae island south korea crossing bridges and dancing around fire


Demographics

As of 2005, Namhae had a population of 54,392. However, Namhae has witnessed an aging and decreasing population, having had a population of 137,914 in 1964.[1]

Administrative divisions

Namhae-gun is divided into 1 eup and 9 myeon.

  • Namhae-eup
  • Changseon-myeon
  • Gohyeon-myeon
  • Idong-myeon
  • Mijo-myeon
  • Nam-myeon
  • Samdong-myeon
  • Sangju-myeon
  • Seo-myeon
  • Seolcheon-myeon
  • The fictional character Jin-Soo Kwon (portrayed by Daniel Dae Kim) on the ABC television show Lost is from Namhae.
  • Korean Drama "Couple or Trouble" aka "Fantasy Couple" was set in Namhae. The German village Dogil Maeul and Hilton Namhae Golf Spa were featured.
  • The 2009 documentary “Home from Home” (Endstation der Sehnsüchte), directed by Sung-Hyung Cho, was filmed in the German Village Dogil Maeul (독일 마을).
  • Geography

    Namhae county covers an area of 357 km², covering the main islands of Namhae and Changseon, the smaller islands of Jodo, Hodo and Nodo, and 65 other uninhabited islets.

    Namhae county also features several peaks; Mangun (786m), Geum (681m), and Won (627m), all of which are located on Namhae island.

    Sister cities

    Namhae is twinned with:

  • Ganghwa, South Korea
  • Geumcheon-gu, South Korea
  • Dongdaemun-gu, South Korea
  • Gimhae, South Korea
  • Busanjin-gu, South Korea
  • Hampyeong, South Korea
  • Isa, Japan
  • Dunhuang, China
  • Yiyang, China
  • Jinggangshan, China
  • Nordfriesland, Germany
  • References

    Namhae County Wikipedia