Sora-myeon


Sora-myeon, also called as Sora Township, or shortly Sora, is a myeon in Yeosu city of South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The myeon is located in center-western part of the city. The total area of the myeon is 60.5 square kilometres, and, as of the last day of 2010, the population was 12256 people, 5195 houses. The township hall is located in Deogyang-ri, and address of the township hall is 389, Deogyang-ro, Sora-myeon. Hwayang-myeon is souther and Yulchon-myeon, is norther, Samil-dong and the Gwangyang Bay is north-Easter, Jusam-dong and Yeocheon-dong is Easter, Ssangbong-dong is south-Easter, and the Yeoja Bay is wester.

History

It has eight jurisdictions and forty two administrative districts.
BeopjeongriKoreanHaengjeongriNote
Gwangi-ri관기리Gwangi1~3
Daepo-ri대포리Daepo1~4
Deogyang-ri덕양리Deogyang1~6Township hall
Boksan-ri복산리Boksan1~6
Bongdu-ri봉두리Bongdu1~3
Sagok-ri사곡리Sagok1~4
Jungnim-ri죽림리Jungnim1~13
Hyeoncheon-ri현천리Hyeoncheon1~3

Gwangi-ri

Gwangi-ri has three administrative districts: Gwangi1~3.

Daepo-ri

Daepo-ri has four administrative districts: Daepo1~4. It has Daepo Tunnel with Yulchon-myeon on the Expo-daero.

Deogyang-ri

Deogyang-ri has six administrative districts: Deogyang1~6. It has Sora township hall. It has Deogyang Station on Jeolla Line and on Yeocheon Line. It has Deogyang Intersection on Expo-daero, Yeosun-ro and Deogyang-ro.

Boksan-ri

Boksan-ri has six administrative districts: Boksan1~6.

Bongdu-ri

Bongdu-ri has three administrative districts: Bongdu1~3.

Sagok-ri

Sagok-ri has four administrative districts: Sagok1~4.

Jungnim-ri

Jungnim-ri has thirteen administrative districts: Jungnim1~13.

Hyeoncheon-ri

Hyeoncheon-ri has three administrative districts: Hyeoncheon1~3.

Transport

It has Deogyang Station on the Jeolla Line and the Yeocheon Line in Deogyang-ri, and address of it is 56, Yeosun-ro. It has a motorway named Expo-daero, the part of the National Route 17 and the part of the Gukjido 22, is located in Deogyang-ri and Daepo-ri. You can go in or out to this motorway at the Deogyang Intersection, the entrance and the exit of Expo-daero, in Deogyang-ri by using Yeosun-ro or Deogyang-ro. Hwayang-ro, Dowon-ro and Deogyang-ro are the part of the Gukjido 22, too. Okcheon-ro, Hwayang-ro and Seobu-ro are the part of the Jibangdo 863. It has also Yeosun-ro, former part of the National Route 17.