Munsan-myeon (문산면, 文山面) is a ''
myeon'' (township) in the northern part of
Seocheon
Seocheon County () is a county in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. It is famous for its seafood and location near the mouth of the Geum River.
Administrative divisions
Seocheon county has two major centers, Janghang-eup and Seocheon-eup. Seocheon- ...
-gun,
Chungcheongnam-do
South Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청남도, ''Chungcheongnam-do''), also known as Chungnam, is a province of South Korea. South Chungcheong has a population of 2,059,871 (2014) and has a geographic area of 8,204 km2 (3,168 sq mi) located in ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. It is bordered by
Masan-myeon to the east,
Buyeo-gun
Buyeo County (''Buyeo-gun'') is a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Buyeo-eup, the county's capital, was the site of the capital of Baekje from 538-660 AD, during which it was called Sabi Fortress.
Famous people associated with ...
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Oksan-myeon to the north,
Pangyeon-myeon to the west, and Seocheon-eup's
Sicho-myeon to the south. As of 2006 it had a population of 1,590.
Munsan-myeon was created in 1914 by the merger of Munjang-myeon (문장면, 文章面) and Dusan-myeon (두산면, 豆山面) in part of a wider reorganisation of Korea's administrative districts. It took taking one character from each of its parts to come up with the new name. Administratively subordinate to Munsan-myeon are eighteen ''ri'' (villages). Among these are:
*Sinnong-ri (신농리, 神農里)
*Geumbuk-ri (금복리, 金福里)
References
Naver Encyclopedia
External links
Official homepage
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Towns and townships in South Chungcheong Province
Populated places established in 1914
Seocheon County