Seokpo-myeon

Seokpo-myeon
Hangul
석포면
Hanja
石浦面
RRSeokpo-myeon
MRSŏkp'o-myŏn

Seokpo-myeon (Korean: 석포면) is a myeon or a township in Bonghwa county of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea. The total area of Seokpo-myeon is 150.1 square kilometers, and, as of 2006, the population was 2,144 people. Seokpo-myeon is further divided into three "ri", or small villages.

Seokpo-myeon is the southernmost breeding habitat of the branchymystax lenok, a rare freshwater fish. Due to this, the breeding grounds in Seokpo-myeon were designated as Korean Natural Monument No. 74.[1]

Administrative divisions

  • Seokpo-ri (석포리)
  • Daehyeon-ri (대현리)
  • Seungbu-ri (승부리)

Schools

  • Seokpo Elementary School (석포초등학교) in Seokpo-ri with a branch facility in Daehyeon-ri.[2]
  • Seokpo Middle School (석포중학교) in Seokpo-ri.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Exploring of Cultural Properties".
  2. ↑ "Seokpo Elementary School Homepage".
  3. ↑ "Seokpo Middle School Homepage".

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