Sapgyo-eup () is a small city located within
Yesan
Yesan () is a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Famous people from Yesan include independence fighter Yoon Bong-Gil.
Sudeoksa, a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, is located on the southern slopes of Deoksung ...
county
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in
South Chungcheong
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 i ...
Province,
South Korea
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. It is about northwest of
Daejeon
Daejeon () is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of 1.5 million as of 2019. Located in the central-west region of South Korea alongside forested hills and the Geum River, the city is known both for its technology an ...
.
History
Original meaning of "Sapgyo" () is "New Town" (). "Sa" () means "New" in ancient Korean. Sapgyo was of Deoksan city in
Joseon Dynasty
Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and r ...
. 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
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Oga
Oga or OGA may refer to:
Places
* Oga, Akita, Tōhoku, Japan
* Oga Peninsula, Japan
* Oga, a ''frazione'' of Valdisotto, Italy
People
* Oga Atsushi, a Japanese sumo wrestler
* My Oga at the top, Nigerian Pidgin English term for "boss" or "lea ...
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Deaoksan
Organizations
public office
* Town Hall of Sapgyo
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Chungcheongnam-do Council
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Chungnam Provincial Police Agency
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Yesan Police Office Sapgyo Patrol Division
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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
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Sapgyo elementary school
* Yongdong elementary school
* Boseong elementary school
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Sapgyo middle school
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Sapgyo high school
Transportation
Railway
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Sapgyo Station,
Janghang Line
Highway
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Korea National Route 45
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Korea Local Road 619
Local attractions
*Deoksan Hot Springs
*Tomb of Prince Namyeon−
*Monument of
Yun Bong-gil
Yun Bong-gil (21 June 1908 – 19 December 1932) was a Korean independence activist who set off a bomb that killed several Japanese dignitaries in Shanghai's Hongkew Park (now Lu Xun Park) in 1932. He was posthumously awarded the Republic of Kor ...
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Sudeoksa
Sudeoksa is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. It is located on the southern slopes of Deoksungsan in Deoksan-myeon, Yesan County, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Sudeoksa was one of very few temples not destroyed durin ...
Sub-municipalities
Sapgyo-eup is divided into 21 villages (''
ri'').
References
External links
Official website
Yesan County
Towns and townships in South Chungcheong Province
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