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Town in South Chungcheong, South Korea
Sapgyo 삽교
Town
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul삽교읍
 • Hanja
 • Revised RomanizationSapgyo-eup
 • McCune–ReischauerSapkyo-ŭp
Coordinates: 36°41′11″N 126°44′12″E / 36.68639°N 126.73667°E / 36.68639; 126.73667
CountrySouth Korea
ProvinceSouth Chungcheong
CountyYesan County
Administrative divisions21 beopjeongni, 36 hangjeongni and 150 ban
Area
 • Total49.6 km (19.2 sq mi)
Elevation10 m (36 ft)
Population
 • Total10,075
 • Density200/km (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (GMT +9)
Area code41 (+82 Country code)
WebsiteSapgyo 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" () is "New Town" (). "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

Financial institution

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

School

Transportation

Railway

Highway

Local attractions

Sub-municipalities

Sapgyo-eup is divided into 21 villages (ri).

Hangul Hanja
Sapgyo-ri 삽교리 揷橋里
Pyeongchon-ri 평촌리 坪村里
Suchon-ri 수촌리 水村里
I-ri 이리 二里
Mok-ri 목리 沐里
Sin-ri 신리 新里
Anchi-ri 안치리 雁峙里
Songsan-ri 송산리 松山里
Yeok-ri 역리 驛里
Sangha-ri 상하리 上下里
Changjeong-ri 창정리 倉井里
Ga-ri 가리 駕里
Sangseong-ri 상성리 上城里
Yongdong-ri 용동리 龍洞里
Hapo-ri 하포리 下浦里
Seong-ri 성리 城里
Du-ri 두리 頭里
Singa-ri 신가리 新佳里
Banga-ri 방아리 方阿里
Hyorim-ri 효림리 孝林里
Wolsan-ri 월산리 月山里

References

  1. "Beopjeongni of Sapgyo Town". Yesan County. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

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