''Ttangkkeut'' or ''Ddangkkeut'', located at Songho-ri (송호리 松湖里), Songji-myeon (송지면 松旨面),

Haenam County Haenam (''Haenam-gun'') is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The capital of Haenam-gun is Haenam-eup (Haenam town). The economy of the county is based mainly on agriculture, with rice and radish being the two most common crops. Hist ...

South Jeolla Province South Jeolla Province (; ''Jeollanam-do''; ), also known as Jeonnam, is a province of South Korea. South Jeolla has a population of 1,902,324 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Honam region at the southwestern tip of the Korean ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

, is the southernmost area of the

Korean peninsula Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

. It is also called ''Tomal'', all of which mean "the edge of the land" in

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula * Korean cuisine * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl **Korean dialects and the Jeju language ** ...

. Ttangkkeut Village (''Ttangkkeut maeul'', 땅끝마을) lies in the area where Galdusan, a small mountain stands. Wando Islands, also favorite tourist zone, are located less than an hour's drive from Ttangkkeut village.A film set draws the crowds to Wando @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database, discover the South Korean cinema and drama diversity
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Local attractions

Mihwangsa Mihwangsa is a Buddhist temple on Dalmasan (Dharma Mountain), nicknamed ‘Geumgangsan (Diamond Mountain) of the Korean peninsula, Haenam County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Mihwangsa, considered to be the southernmost temple on the ...

* Daeheungsa

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External links

해남 땅끝마을
at the Hankuk Ilbo
해남땅끝마을
at the Yahoo! Korea Geography of South Jeolla Province Tourist attractions in South Korea Haenam County Tourist attractions in South Jeolla Province {{SouthKorea-geo-stub