Sapgyo


Sapgyo-eup is a small city located within Yesan county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is about northwest of Daejeon.

History

Original meaning of "Sapgyo" is "New Town". "Sa" means "New" in ancient Korean. Sapgyo was of Deoksan city in Joseon Dynasty. The 3 town 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

public office

Railway

Sapgyo-eup is divided into 21 villages.
HangulHanja
Sapgyo-ri삽교리揷橋里
Pyeongchon-ri평촌리坪村里
Suchon-ri수촌리水村里
I-ri이리二里
Mok-ri목리沐里
Sin-ri신리新里
Anchi-ri안치리雁峙里
Songsan-ri송산리松山里
Yeok-ri역리驛里
Sangha-ri상하리上下里
Changjeong-ri창정리倉井里
Ga-ri가리駕里
Sangseong-ri상성리上城里
Yongdong-ri용동리龍洞里
Hapo-ri하포리下浦里
Seong-ri성리城里
Du-ri두리頭里
Singa-ri신가리新佳里
Banga-ri방아리方阿里
Hyorim-ri효림리孝林里
Wolsan-ri월산리月山里