Namhae County is a county

Administrative divisions of South Korea

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 in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea

South Korea

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Geography

Namhae county covers an area of 357 km², covering the main islands of Namhae and Changseon, the smaller islands of Jodo, Hodo and Nodo, and 65 other uninhabited islets.

Namhae county also features several peaks; Mangun (786m), Geum (681m), and Won (627m), all of which are located on Namhae island.

Climate

Demographics

As of 2005, Namhae had a population of 54,392. However, Namhae has witnessed an aging and decreasing population, having had a population of 137,914 in 1964.http://english.namhae.go.kr/02/02.asp?hs=2

Administrative divisions

Namhae-gun is divided into 1 eup and 9 myeon.

• Namhae-eup
• Changseon-myeon
• Gohyeon-myeon
• Idong-myeon
• Mijo-myeon
• Nam-myeon
• Samdong-myeon
• Sangju-myeon
• Seo-myeon
• Seolcheon-myeon

Namhae in popular culture

• The fictional character Jin-Soo Kwon
  Jin-Soo Kwon
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   (portrayed by Daniel Dae Kim) on the ABC
  American Broadcasting Company
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   television show Lost
  Lost (TV series)
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  is from Namhae.

• Korean Drama "Couple or Trouble" aka "Fantasy Couple" was set in Namhae. The German village and Hilton Namhae Golf Spa were featured.

• The 2009 documentary “Home from Home” (Endstation der Sehnsüchte), directed by Sung-Hyung Cho, was filmed in the German Village.

External links

• County government website