Yeocheon
City in South Jeolla Province, South Korea
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Yeocheon (Korean: 여천; Hanja: 麗川) was a former si (city) in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
Yeocheon
여천시 | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 여천시 |
| • Hanja | 麗川市 |
| • Revised Romanization | Yeocheon-si |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Yŏch'ŏn-si |
| Country | South Korea |
| Province | South Jeolla Province |
| Established | 1 January 1986 |
| Administrative divisions | |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time) |
The city was located in central part of the Yeosu Peninsula, south-eastern part of South Jeolla Province. It was established on 1 January 1986, was split from Yeocheon County (Yeocheon-gun), and it was dissolved on 1 April 1998, was merged to Yeosu City (Yeosu-si). It had seven (7) haengjeongdong, and maybe twenty four (24) beopjeongdong. The former Yeocheon city hall was in Ssangbong-dong by haengjeongdong, Hak-dong by beopjeongdong. It is used to the Yeosu city hall since 1 April 1998.
Administrative divisions (dong)
It had seven haengjeongdong: Myodo-dong, Samil-dong, Sangam-dong, Sijeon-dong, Ssangbong-dong, Yeocheon-dong and Jusam-dong, and maybe twenty four beopjeongdong.
| Haengjeongdong | Beopjeongdong | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Korean | English | Korean | |
| Myodo-dong | 묘도동 | Myodo-dong | 묘도동 | |
| Samil-dong and Sangam-dong | 삼일동 and 상암동 | Nakpo-dong | 낙포동 | |
| Sangam-dong | 상암동 | |||
| Sindeok-dong | 신덕동 | |||
| Wolnae-dong | 월내동 | |||
| Wolha-dong | 월하동 | |||
| Jeongnyang-dong | 적량동 | |||
| Jungheung-dong | 중흥동 | |||
| Pyeongyeo-dong | 평여동 | |||
| Homyeong-dong | 호명동 | |||
| Hwachi-dong | 화치동 | |||
| Sijeon-dong | 시전동 | Sijeon-dong | 시전동 | |
| Singi-dong | 신기동 | |||
| Ungcheon-dong | 웅천동 | |||
| Ssangbong-dong | 쌍봉동 | Soho-dong | 소호동 | |
| Ansan-dong | 안산동 | |||
| Hak-dong | 학동 | City Hall | ||
| Hagyong-dong | 학용동 | |||
| Yeocheon-dong | 여천동 | Seonwon-dong | 선원동 | |
| Yeocheon-dong | 여천동 | |||
| Hwajang-dong | 화장동 | |||
| Jusam-dong | 주삼동 | Bonggye-dong | 봉계동 | |
| Jusam-dong | 주삼동 | |||
| Haesan-dong | 해산동 | |||
References
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