Namhae County

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Namhae 남해군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	남해군
• Hanja	南海郡
• Revised Romanization	Namhae-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Namhae-gun
Flag Emblem of Namhae
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 9 myeon
Area
• Total	357 km2 (138 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	54,392
• Density	152.4/km2 (395/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang

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

ATEEZ Choi San selected as Namhae's Public Relations Ambassador

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 in popular culture[]

• 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 Cho Sung-hyung, was filmed in the German Village Dogil Maeul (독일 마을).
• In the 2017 Korean drama "Because This is My First Life", female lead Yoon Ji-ho (portrayed by Jung So-min) is from Namhae. The cast reportedly shot some scenes there.
• from the kpop boy group ATEEZ is from Namhae.
• The fictional character Prosecutor Hwang Si-Mok is transferred to Namhae county at the end of the first season of the drama series Stranger (2017)
• Season 2 of Stranger (2020) kicks off with the fictional character Prosecutor Hwang Si-Mok in the Namhae office.
• In episode 14 of True Beauty, the protagonists come to Namhae-gun without imagining that they would be the last time together.

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.

Climate[]

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

See also[]

• Namhae Waesong
• Memorial Hall for the U.S. Airmen Killed In Action During World War II

References[]

External links[]

• County government website
• http://www.namhae.go.kr/

Coordinates: 34°50′15″N 127°53′32″E / 34.83750°N 127.89222°E / 34.83750; 127.89222