Heunghae Explained

Heunghae
Native Name:흥해
Native Name Lang:ko
Settlement Type:Town
Translit Lang1:Korean
Translit Lang1 Type:Hangul
Translit Lang1 Info:흥해읍
Translit Lang1 Type1:Hanja
Translit Lang1 Info1:興海邑
Translit Lang1 Info2:Heunghae-eup
Translit Lang1 Type3:McCune–Reischauer
Translit Lang1 Info3:Hŭnghae-ŭp
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Korea
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Gyeongsang
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Pohang
Subdivision Type3:Non-autonomous District
Subdivision Name3:Buk-gu
Parts Type:Administrative divisions
Parts:30 beopjeongni, 58 hangjeongni and 379 ban
Area Total Km2:105.3
Population As Of:2015.5
Population Total:34328
Population Density Km2:auto

Heunghae is a town, or eup in Buk-gu, Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The township Uichang-myeon was upgraded to the town Uichang-eup in 1980, and it was renamed Heunghae-eup in 1983. Heunghae Town Office is located in Okseong-ri.

Communities

Heunghae-eup is divided into 30 villages (ri).[1]

HangulHanja
Maesan-ri 매산리 梅山里
Buksong-ri 북송리 北松里
Masan-ri 마산리 馬山里
Okseong-ri 옥성리 玉城里
Yakseong-ri 약성리 藥城里
Hakseong-ri 학성리 學城里
Namseong-ri 남성리 南城里
Seongnae-ri 성내리 城內里
Jungseong-ri 중성리 中城里
Mangcheon-ri 망천리 望泉里
Namsong-ri 남송리 南松里
Gokgang-ri 곡강리 曲江里
Yonghan-ri 용한리 龍汗里
Umok-ri 우목리 牛目里
Jukcheon-ri 죽천리 竹川里
Yonggok-ri 용곡리 龍谷里
Yangbaek-ri 양백리 兩白里
Deokseong-ri 덕성리 德城里
Deokjang-ri 덕장리 德壯里
Yongjeon-ri 용전리 龍田里
Yongcheon-ri 용천리 龍泉里
Geumjang-ri 금장리 金壯里
Heungan-ri 흥안리 興安里
Chilpo-ri 칠포리 七浦里
Odo-ri 오도리 烏島里
Chogok-ri 초곡리 草谷里
Hakcheon-ri 학천리 鶴川里
Seonggok-ri 성곡리 城谷里
Iin-ri 이인리 里仁里
Daeryeon-ri 대련리 大蓮里

External links

36.1167°N 150°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Villages of Heunghae . Pohang City . 20 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150620160420/http://heunghae.ipohang.org/heunghae/introduction/pre/history/ . 20 June 2015 . dead .