Hyeongok-myeon is a
myeon or a township in the
administrative subdivisions of
Gyeongju City
Gyeongju ( ko, 경주, ), historically known as ''Seorabeol'' ( ko, 서라벌, ), is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, ...
,
North Gyeongsang
North Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상북도, translit=Gyeongsangbuk-do, ) is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remained a province of Korea until the ...
province,
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 ...
. It is bordered by
Hyeongsan River
The Hyeongsan River is a river in southeastern South Korea. It flows from Baeyanggol Valley (배양골), Wolpyeong-ri (월평리/), Dudong-myeon (두동면/), Ulju County in Ulsan to the Sea of Japan, covering a distance of about 62 km. The ...
,
Cheonbuk-myeon and
Yonghwang-dong to the east,
Bodeok-dong
Bodeok-dong is an administrative '' dong'' or a neighbourhood in the administrative subdivisions of the Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It consists of seven ''legal dong'' including Cheongun-dong, Sinpyeong-dong, Bukgun ...
to the south,
Geoncheon-eup to the southwest,
Seo-myeon to the west and
Angang-eup
Angang-eup is an '' eup'', or town, and the second-largest subdivision of Gyeongju City. Its 139 square kilometers are home to about 33,300 people and is served by six elementary schools and two joint middle-high schools. Situated next to Gangdon ...
to the north. It has an area of 55.74 square kilometers and is home to 13,658 people.
This population is served by three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school.
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Administrative divisions
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Gajeong-ri (가정리)
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Geumjang-ri (금장리)
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Namsa-ri (남사리)
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Lawon-ri (라원리)
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Laetae-ri (래태리)
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Mugwan-ri (무관리)
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Sanggu-ri (상구리)
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Sohyeon-ri (소현리)
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Oryu-ri (오류리)
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Hagu-ri (하구리)
See also
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Subdivisions of Gyeongju
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Administrative divisions of South Korea
South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 special city (''teukbyeolsi'' ), 1 special self-governing city (''teukbyeol-jachisi'' ), and 9 provinces ('' do'' ), including one ...
References
External links
The official site of the Hyeongok-myeon office
Subdivisions of Gyeongju
Towns and townships in North Gyeongsang Province
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