Country South Korea Province South Jeolla Province | City (si) Yeosu | |
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Administrative divisions 10 beopjeongri
42 haengjeongri Time zone Korea Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
Sora-myeon (Hangul: 소라면; Hanja: 召羅面), also called as Sora Township, or shortly Sora, is a myeon (township) in Yeosu city of South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The myeon is located in center-western part of the city. The total area of the myeon is 60.5 square kilometres, and, as of the last day of 2010, the population was 12256 people, 5195 houses. The township hall is located in Deogyang-ri, and address of the township hall is 389, Deogyang-ro, Sora-myeon. Hwayang-myeon is souther and Yulchon-myeon, is norther, Samil-dong and the Gwangyang Bay is north-easter, Jusam-dong and Yeocheon-dong is easter, Ssangbong-dong is south-easter, and the Yeoja Bay is wester.
Contents
- Map of Sora myeon Yeosu si Jeollanam do South Korea
- History
- Ri
- Gwangi ri
- Daepo ri
- Deogyang ri
- Boksan ri
- Bongdu ri
- Sagok ri
- Jungnim ri
- Hyeoncheon ri
- Transport
- References
Map of Sora-myeon, Yeosu-si, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
History
Ri
It has eight beopjeongri and forty two haengjeongri.
Gwangi-ri
Gwangi-ri (Hangul: 관기리) has three haengjeongri: Gwangi(관기)1~3.
Daepo-ri
Daepo-ri (Hangul: 대포리) has four haengjeongri: Daepo(대포)1~4. It has Daepo Tunnel with Yulchon-myeon on the Expo-daero.
Deogyang-ri
Deogyang-ri (Hangul: 덕양리) has six haengjeongri: Deogyang(덕양)1~6. It has Sora township hall. It has Deogyang Station on Jeolla Line and on Yeocheon Line. It has Deogyang Intersection on Expo-daero, Yeosun-ro and Deogyang-ro.
Boksan-ri
Boksan-ri (Hangul: 복산리) has six haengjeongri: Boksan(복산)1~6.
Bongdu-ri
Bongdu-ri (Hangul: 봉두리) has three haengjeongri: Bongdu(봉두)1~3.
Sagok-ri
Sagok-ri (Hangul: 사곡리) has four haengjeongri: Sagok(사곡)1~4.
Jungnim-ri
Jungnim-ri (Hangul: 죽림리) has thirteen haengjeongri: Jungnim(죽림)1~13.
Hyeoncheon-ri
Hyeoncheon-ri (Hangul: 현천리) has three haengjeongri: Hyeoncheon(현천)1~3.
Transport
It has Deogyang Station on the Jeolla Line and the Yeocheon Line in Deogyang-ri, and address of it is 56, Yeosun-ro. It has a motorway named Expo-daero, the part of the National Route 17 and the part of the Gukjido 22, is located in Deogyang-ri and Daepo-ri. You can go in or out to this motorway at the Deogyang Intersection, the entrance and the exit of Expo-daero, in Deogyang-ri by using Yeosun-ro or Deogyang-ro. Hwayang-ro, Dowon-ro and Deogyang-ro are the part of the Gukjido 22, too. Okcheon-ro, Hwayang-ro and Seobu-ro are the part of the Jibangdo 863. It has also Yeosun-ro, former part of the National Route 17.