Hwajeong-myeon, Yeosu

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Hwajeong-myeon

화정면
Township (myeon)
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul화정면
 • Hanja華井面
 • Revised RomanizationHwajeong-myeon
 • McCune-ReischauerHwachŏng-myŏn
화정면 is this myeon.
화정면 is this myeon.
CountrySouth Korea
Province (do)South Jeolla
City (si)Yeosu
Administrative divisions
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10 jurisdiction
  • 20 administrative district
  • 72 ban
Area
 • Total27.48 km2 (10.61 sq mi)
Population
 (31 Dec 2010)
 • Total3,540
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)

Hwajeong-myeon (Korean: 화정면; Hanja: 華井面), also called Hwajeong Township, or Hwajeong for short, is a myeon (English: township) in Yeosu, a city in the South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

General[]

The township of Hwajeong-myeon is located in the south and south-western part of the city of Yeosu. The township is made up only of islands. It has a total area of 27.48 square kilometres (10.61 sq mi). As of December 2010, the population was 3,540 and the number of houses 1,764. The township hall is located in Baegya-ri, and the address of the township hall is 8-11, Baegya 3-gil, Hwajeong-myeon. Hwayang-myeon is situated in , in the northern region of Yeosu with to the north-west, and Dolsan-eup to the north-east, Nam-myeon to the east, and Goheung County to the west, and the South Sea to the south.[1]

Transport[]

The major road in Hwajeong is National Route 77 which includes several bridges in the township such as and is set to include bridges scheduled to be built, such as .[2]

Ri[]

Hwajeong-myeon is administered in ten jurisdictions and twenty administrative districts.[3]

Beopjeongri Korean Haengjeongri Notes
Gaedo-ri 개도리 Wolhang(월항), Sinheung(신흥), Hwasan(화산), Yeoseok(여석), Mojeon(모전), Horyeong(호령) The main island is Gaedo.
Nangdo-ri 낭도리 Sado(사도), Yeosan(여산), Gyupo(규포) The main island is .
Baegya-ri 백야리 Baegya(백야), Hwabaek(화백) It houses the Township hall. The main island is . It is connected to Anpo-ri, Hwayang-myeon by the bridge, as part of National Route 77.
Sanghwa-ri 상화리 Sanghwa(상화) The main island is .
Yeoja-ri 여자리 Yeoja(여자) The main islands are and . It is located in the center of . Yeoja Bay was named after these two islands' names.
Wolho-ri 월호리 Wolho(월호), Jabong(자봉) The main island is .
Jeokgeum-ri 적금리 Jeokgeum(적금) The main island is . The bridge, which is part of National Route 77, will eventually allow a connection to , Goheung County.
Jedo-ri 제도리 Jedo(제도) The main island is .
Jobal-ri 조발리 Jobal(조발), Dunbyeong(둔병) The main island is .
Hahwa-ri 하화리 Hahwa(하화) The main island is .

References[]

  1. ^ "일반현황 | 읍면동-화정면". Dong.yeosu.go.kr (in Korean). 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  2. ^ "읍면동-화정면". Dong.yeosu.go.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  3. ^ "규포 | 읍면동-화정면". Dong.yeosu.go.kr (in Korean). 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2017-04-03.

External links[]

(in Korean) 여수시 화정면사무소

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