Samsan-myeon, Yeosu
Samsan-myeon
삼산면 | |
|---|---|
Township (myeon) | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 삼산면 |
| • Hanja | 三山面 |
| • Revised Romanization | Samsan-myeon |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Samsan-myŏn |
Samsan-myeon(삼산면) in the map of Yeosu | |
| Coordinates: 34°01′35″N 127°19′04″E / 34.026521°N 127.317769°E | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Province (do) | South Jeolla |
| City (si) | Yeosu |
| Administrative divisions | 6 jurisdiction
|
| Area | |
• Total | 27.48 km2 (10.61 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,643 |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time) |
Samsan-myeon (Korean: 삼산면; Hanja: 三山面; RR: Samsan-myeon; MR: Samsan-myŏn; lit. three mountains), also called Samsan Township, or Samsan for short, is a myeon (township) in Yeosu, a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The township is located in the south-western part of the city with a total area of 27.48 square kilometres (10.61 sq mi). The population was recorded to be 2643 people, 1438 males and 1205 females, and the number of houses totaled 1261. The myeon office is located in 28–10, Geomun-gil in Geomun-ri. There are Jeju Province in the south-west of the myeon; mainland of Yeosu in the north-east; Goheung County in the north; and Wando County in the north-east. There is Geomundo/Baekdo zone of Dadohaehaesang National Park in Geomundo and Baekdo. The name of the myeon, Samsan, which means three mountains, is from three main islands in Geomumdo which looked like three mountains: Seodo, Dongdo, and Godo.