Sapgyo | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Translit Lang1: | Korean |
Translit Lang1 Type: | Hangul |
Translit Lang1 Info: | Korean: 삽교읍 |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hanja |
Translit Lang1 Info1: | Korean: {{linktext|揷|橋|邑 |
Translit Lang1 Info2: | Sapgyo-eup |
Translit Lang1 Type3: | McCune–Reischauer |
Translit Lang1 Info3: | Sapkyo-ŭp |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Korea |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | South Chungcheong |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Yesan County |
Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
Parts: | 21 beopjeongni, 36 hangjeongni and 150 ban |
Area Total Km2: | 49.6 |
Population As Of: | 2021.7 |
Population Total: | 10075 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | GMT +9 |
Utc Offset: | +9 |
Coordinates: | 36.6864°N 126.7367°W |
Elevation M: | 10 |
Elevation Ft: | 36 |
Area Code: | 41 (+82 Country code) |
Sapgyo-eup is a small city located within Yesan county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is about 74km (46miles) northwest of Daejeon.
Original meaning of "Sapgyo" (Korean: {{linktext|揷|橋) is "New Town" (Korean: {{linktext|沙|邑|橋). "Sa" (Korean: 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.
Sapgyo is in Yesan, Chungnam province.
Sapgyo-eup is divided into 21 villages (ri).[1]
Hangul | Hanja | ||
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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 |