Sapgyo-eup ( Korean: 삽교읍; Hanja: 揷橋邑) is a small city located within Yesan county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is about 74 km (46 mi) northwest of Daejeon.

History

Original meaning of "Sapgyo" ( 揷 橋) is "New Town" ( 沙 邑 橋). "Sa" (沙) means "New" in ancient Korean. Sapgyo was of Deoksan city in Joseon Dynasty. The 3 town ("Jangchon", "Daedeoksan", and "Daejoji") merged in 1924, and named "Sapgyo" because the seat of a township office was in Sapgyo village.

Geography

Sapgyo is in Yesan, Chungnam province.

Neighbouring municipalities

• Oga
• Deaoksan

Organizations

public office

• Town Hall of Sapgyo
• Chungcheongnam-do Council
• Chungnam Provincial Police Agency
• Yesan Police Office Sapgyo Patrol Division
• Yesan Fire Station Sapgyo 119 Safety Center (Fire House)

Financial institution

• Sapgyo Post Office
• Sapgyo Community Credit Cooperative
• Sapgyo NongHyup(National Agricultural Cooperative Federation)

School

• Sapgyo elementary school
• Yongdong elementary school
• Boseong elementary school
• Sapgyo middle school
• Sapgyo high school

Transportation

Railway

• Sapgyo Station, Janghang Line

Highway

• Korea National Route 45
• Korea Local Road 619

Local attractions

• Deoksan Hot Springs
• Tomb of Prince Namyeon−
• Monument of Yun Bong-gil
• Sudeoksa

Sub-municipalities

Sapgyo-eup is divided into 21 villages ( ri). ^[1]

References

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• [1] (in Korean)
• [2] (in Korean)
• [3] (in Korean)

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