Sapgyo

Sapgyo 삽교
Town
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	삽교읍
• Hanja	揷橋邑
• Revised Romanization	Sapgyo-eup
• McCune–Reischauer	Sapkyo-ŭp
Coordinates: 36°41′11″N 126°44′12″E / 36.68639°N 126.73667°E / 36.68639; 126.73667Coordinates: 36°41′11″N 126°44′12″E / 36.68639°N 126.73667°E / 36.68639; 126.73667
Country	South Korea
Province	South Chungcheong
County	Yesan County
Administrative divisions	21 beopjeongni, 36 hangjeongni and 150 ban
Area
• Total	49.6 km2 (19.2 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (36 ft)
Population  (2015.6)
• Total	7,932
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (GMT +9)
Area code(s)	41 (+82 Country code)
Website	Sapgyo Town

Sapgyo-eup (Korean: 삽교읍; Hanja: 揷橋邑) is a small city located within Yesan county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is about 74 km (46 mi) northwest of Daejeon.

History[]

Original meaning of "Sapgyo" (揷橋) is "New Town" (沙邑橋). "Sa" (沙) means "New" in ancient Korean. Sapgyo was of Deoksan city in Joseon Dynasty. The 3 town ("Jangchon", "Daedeoksan", and "Daejoji") merged in 1924, and named "Sapgyo" because the seat of a township office was in Sapgyo village.

Geography[]

Sapgyo is in Yesan, Chungnam province.

Neighbouring municipalities[]

Organizations[]

public office[]

• Town Hall of Sapgyo
• Sapgyo Patrol Division
• Sapgyo 119 Safety Center (Fire House)

Financial institution[]

• Sapgyo Post Office
• Sapgyo Community Credit Cooperative
• Sapgyo NongHyup(National Agricultural Cooperative Federation)

School[]

• Yongdong elementary school
• Boseong elementary school

Transportation[]

Railway[]

• , Janghang Line

Highway[]

• Korea National Route 45

Local attractions[]

• Deoksan Hot Springs
• Tomb of Prince Namyeon−
• Monument of Yun Bong-gil
• Sudeoksa

Sub-municipalities[]

Sapgyo-eup is divided into 21 villages (ri).^[1]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in Korean)
• [1] (in Korean)
• [2] (in Korean)
• [3] (in Korean)

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