Seokpo-myeon

Seokpo-myeon (Hangeul: 석포면, Hanja: 石浦面) is a myeon or a township in Bonghwa county of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea. The total area of Seokpo-myeon is 150.1 square kilometers, and, as of 2006, the population was 2,144 people. Seokpo-myeon is further divided into three "ri", or small villages.

Seokpo-myeon is the southernmost breeding habitat of the branchymystax lenok, a rare freshwater fish. Due to this, the breeding grounds in Seokpo-myeon were designated as Korean Natural Monument No. 74.[1]

Administrative divisions
  • Seokpo-ri (석포리)
  • Daehyeon-ri (대현리)
  • Seungbu-ri (승부리)

Schools
  • Seokpo Elementary School (석포초등학교) in Seokpo-ri with a branch facility in Daehyeon-ri.[2]
  • Seokpo Middle School (석포중학교) in Seokpo-ri.[3]

References
  1. "Exploring of Cultural Properties".
  2. "Seokpo Elementary School Homepage".
  3. "Seokpo Middle School Homepage".

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.