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.
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
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
Highway
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 |