Samsan-myeon, Yeosu

Samsan-myeon
삼산면
Township (myeon)
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul삼산면
  Hanja
  Revised RomanizationSamsan-myeon
  McCune-ReischauerSamsan-myŏn
Samsan-myeon(삼산면) in the map of Yeosu
Coordinates: 34°01′35″N 127°19′04″E / 34.026521°N 127.317769°E / 34.026521; 127.317769
CountrySouth Korea
Province (do)South Jeolla
City (si)Yeosu
Administrative divisions
6 jurisdiction
  • 10 administrative district
  • 79 ban
Area
  Total
27.48 km2 (10.61 sq mi)
Population
  Total
2,643
  Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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.