Sapgyo

Sapgyo-eup (Korean: 삽교읍; Hanja: 揷橋邑) is a small city located within Yesan county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is about 74 km (46 mi) northwest of Daejeon.

Sapgyo 삽교
Town
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	삽교읍
• Hanja	揷橋邑
• Revised Romanization	Sapgyo-eup
• McCune–Reischauer	Sapkyo-ŭp
Coordinates: 36°41′11″N 126°44′12″E
Country	South Korea
Province	South Chungcheong
County	Yesan County
Administrative divisions	21 beopjeongni, 36 hangjeongni and 150 ban
Area
• Total	49.6 km2 (19.2 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (36 ft)
Population  (2021.7)
• Total	10,075
• Density	200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (GMT +9)
Area code	41 (+82 Country code)
Website	Sapgyo Town

History

Original meaning of "Sapgyo" (揷橋) is "New Town" (沙邑橋). "Sa" (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.

Geography

Sapgyo is in Yesan, Chungnam province.

Neighbouring municipalities

• Oga
• Deaoksan

Organizations

public office

• Town Hall of Sapgyo
• Chungcheongnam-do Council
• Chungnam Provincial Police Agency
• Yesan Police Office Sapgyo Patrol Division
• Yesan Fire Station Sapgyo 119 Safety Center (Fire House)

Financial institution

• Sapgyo Post Office
• Sapgyo Community Credit Cooperative
• Sapgyo NongHyup(National Agricultural Cooperative Federation)

School

• Sapgyo elementary school
• Yongdong elementary school
• Boseong elementary school
• Sapgyo middle school
• Sapgyo high school

Transportation

Railway

• Sapgyo Station, Janghang Line

Highway

• Korea National Route 45
• Korea Local Road 619

Local attractions

• Deoksan Hot Springs
• Tomb of Prince Namyeon−
• Monument of Yun Bong-gil
• Sudeoksa

Sub-municipalities

Sapgyo-eup is divided into 21 villages (ri).

	Hangul	Hanja
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

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• [1] (in Korean)
• [2] (in Korean)
• [3] (in Korean)