Namhae
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For the second king of Silla, see Namhae of Silla.
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Namhae County (Namhae-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.[1]
[edit] 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
[edit] Namhae in popular culture
- The character Jin-Soo Kwon (portrayed by Daniel Dae Kim) on the ABC television show Lost is from Namhae.
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