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Yulchon-myeon
율촌면
Township (myeon)
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul
 • Hanja
 • Revised RomanizationYulchon-myeon
 • McCune-ReischauerYulch'on-myŏn
Map
CountrySouth Korea
Province (do)South Jeolla
City (si)Yeosu
Administrative divisions
10 beopjeongri
  • 24 haengjeongri
  • 118 ban
Area
 • Total
46.5 km2 (18.0 sq mi)
Population
 (31 Dec 2010)
 • Total
7,404
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)

Yulchon-myeon (Korean율촌면; Hanja栗村面), also called Yulchon Township, or shortly Yulchon, is a myeon (township) in Yeosu city of South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The myeon is located in the north-western part of the city. The total area of Yulchon-myeon is 46.5 square kilometers, and, as of the last day of 2010, the population was 7404 people. It has Yeosu Airport in Sinpung-ri. Township hall is located in Johwa-ri. Sora-myeon is souther and Haeryong-myeon, Suncheon is norther, Gwangyang-eup, Gwangyang is north-easter, Suncheon Bay and Yeoja Bay is wester, and Gwangyang Bay is easter.[1]

Transport

It has Yeosu Airport in Sinpung-ri. It has Yulchon station on Jeolla Line in Johwa-ri. Sinpung Station on Jeolla Line in Sinpung-ri was abandoned. The motorway named Expo-daero pass this myeon and it is on National Route 17 and Gukjido 22. Yulchon Intersection on the Expo-daero is in the Wolsan-ri. Seobu-ro and Haeryong-ro is on the Jibangdo 863. Yeosun-ro was the former National Route 17 and Gukjido 22 segment, but it was abolished when the Expo-daero was opened in 2012. Expo-daero pass four beopjeongri: Sinpung-ri, Chwijeok-ri, Wolsan-ri and Sansu-ri. It has four tunnels on Expo-daero: Daepo Tunnel, Sangok Tunnel, Chwijeok Tunnel and Yulchon Tunnel.[2]

References

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