Nam-myeon, Yeosu

Nam-myeon (Korean: 남면; Hanja: 南面), also called Nam (South) Township, or Nam for short, is a myeon (township) in Yeosu city of South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The myeon is located in south-eastern part of the city. The total area of the myeon is 42.34 square kilometres (16.35 sq mi), and as of 2015 the population was 2885 people. The township hall is located in Baegya-ri, at 10, Naeoejin-gil, Nam-myeon. Hwajeong-myeon and Gamak Bay are to the northwest, Dolsan-eup is to the north, Gamak Bay and Dolsan-eup is to the northeast, and the South Sea is to the south. The myeon is made up of islands, and it is second-most southern myeon in Yeosu, after Samsan-myeon.[1]

Nam-myeon
남면
Township (myeon)
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul
  Hanja
  Revised RomanizationNam-myeon
  McCune-ReischauerNam-myŏn
Coordinates: 34°30′21.78″N 127°45′45.14″E
CountrySouth Korea
Province (do)South Jeolla
City (si)Yeosu
Administrative divisions
9 jurisdictions
  • 24 administrative districts
  • 109 ban
Area
  Total42.34 km2 (16.35 sq mi)
Population
 (Year of 2015)
  Total2,885
  Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)

References

  1. "일반현황 | 읍면동-남면". Dong.yeosu.go.kr (in Korean). 2015-12-16. Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2017-04-12.


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