Sora-myeon explained

Sora-myeon
Native Name:소라면
Native Name Lang:ko
Settlement Type:Township (myeon)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Korea
Subdivision Type1:Province (do)
Subdivision Name1:South Jeolla
Subdivision Type2:City (si)
Subdivision Name2:Yeosu
Parts Type:Administrative divisions
Parts:10 jurisdictions
P1:42 administrative districts
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:60.5
Population As Of:31 Dec 2010
Population Total:12256
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Korea Standard Time
Utc Offset1:+9
Translit Lang1:Korean
Translit Lang1 Type1:Hangul
Translit Lang1 Info1:소라면
Translit Lang1 Type2:Hanja
Translit Lang1 Info2:Korean: {{linktext|召|羅|面
Translit Lang1 Type3:Revised Romanization
Translit Lang1 Info3:Sora-myeon
Translit Lang1 Type4:McCune-Reischauer
Translit Lang1 Info4:Sora-myŏn

Sora-myeon, also called as Sora Township, or shortly Sora, is a myeon (township) in Yeosu city of South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The myeon is located in center-western part of the city. The total area of the myeon is 60.5 square kilometres, and, as of the last day of 2010, the population was 12256 people, 5195 houses. The township hall is located in Deogyang-ri. Hwayang-myeon is south and Yulchon-myeon, is north, Samil-dong and the Gwangyang Bay is north-east, Jusam-dong and Yeocheon-dong is east, Ssangbong-dong is south-Easter, and the Yeoja Bay is west.[1]

History

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It has eight jurisdictions and forty two administrative districts.[3]

Beopjeongri Korean Haengjeongri Note
Gwangi-ri 관기리 Gwangi(관기)1~3
Daepo-ri 대포리 Daepo(대포)1~4
Deogyang-ri 덕양리 Deogyang(덕양)1~6 Township hall
Boksan-ri 복산리 Boksan(복산)1~6
Bongdu-ri 봉두리 Bongdu(봉두)1~3
Sagok-ri 사곡리 Sagok(사곡)1~4
Jungnim-ri 죽림리 Jungnim(죽림)1~13
Hyeoncheon-ri 현천리 Hyeoncheon(현천)1~3

Gwangi-ri

Gwangi-ri has three administrative districts: Gwangi(관기)1~3.

Daepo-ri

Daepo-ri has four administrative districts: Daepo(대포)1~4. It has Daepo Tunnel with Yulchon-myeon on the Expo-daero.

Deogyang-ri

Deogyang-ri has six administrative districts: Deogyang(덕양)1~6. It has Sora township hall. It has Deogyang Station on Jeolla Line and on Yeocheon Line. It has Deogyang Intersection on Expo-daero, Yeosun-ro and Deogyang-ro.

Boksan-ri

Boksan-ri has six administrative districts: Boksan(복산)1~6.

Bongdu-ri

Bongdu-ri has three administrative districts: Bongdu(봉두)1~3.

Sagok-ri

Sagok-ri has four administrative districts: Sagok(사곡)1~4.

Jungnim-ri

Jungnim-ri has thirteen administrative districts: Jungnim(죽림)1~13.

Hyeoncheon-ri

Hyeoncheon-ri has three administrative districts: Hyeoncheon(현천)1~3.

Transport

It has Deogyang Station on the Jeolla Line and the Yeocheon Line in Deogyang-ri, and address of it is 56, Yeosun-ro. It has a motorway named Expo-daero, the part of the National Route 17 and the part of the Gukjido 22, is located in Deogyang-ri and Daepo-ri. You can go in or out to this motorway at the Deogyang Intersection, the entrance and the exit of Expo-daero, in Deogyang-ri by using Yeosun-ro or Deogyang-ro. Hwayang-ro, Dowon-ro and Deogyang-ro are the part of the Gukjido 22, too. Okcheon-ro, Hwayang-ro and Seobu-ro are the part of the Jibangdo 863. It has also Yeosun-ro, former part of the National Route 17.[4]

External links

34.7928°N 127.6327°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 일반현황 - 읍면동-소라면. dong.yeosu.go.kr. 24 June 2017.
  2. Web site: 역사 - 읍면동-소라면. dong.yeosu.go.kr. 24 June 2017.
  3. Web site: 덕양1구 - 읍면동-소라면. dong.yeosu.go.kr. 24 June 2017.
  4. Web site: 읍면동-소라면. dong.yeosu.go.kr. 24 June 2017.