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Yeocheon City

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Yeocheon-si
여천시
City (si)
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul여천시
 • Hanja
 • Revised RomanizationYeocheon-si
 • McCune-ReischauerYŏch'ŏn-si
CountrySouth Korea
Province (do)South Jeolla
Administrative divisions
Time zoneUTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)

Yeocheon City (Korean여천시; Hanja麗川市), also called as Yeocheon-si, or shortly Yeocheon, was a former si (city) in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

The city was located in central part of the Yeosu Peninsula, south-eastern part of South Jeolla Province. It was established on 1 January 1986, was split from Yeocheon County (Yeocheon-gun), and it was dissolved on 1 April 1998, was merged to Yeosu City (Yeosu-si). It had seven (7) haengjeongdong, and maybe twenty four (24) beopjeongdong. The former Yeocheon city hall was in Ssangbong-dong by haengjeongdong, Hak-dong by beopjeongdong. It is used to the Yeosu city hall since 1 April 1998.

Administrative divisions (dong)

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It had seven haengjeongdong: Myodo-dong, Samil-dong, Sangam-dong, Sijeon-dong, Ssangbong-dong, Yeocheon-dong and Jusam-dong, and maybe twenty four beopjeongdong.

Haengjeongdong Beopjeongdong Note
English Korean English Korean
Myodo-dong 묘도동 Myodo-dong 묘도동
Samil-dong
and
Sangam-dong
삼일동
and
상암동
Nakpo-dong 낙포동
Sangam-dong 상암동
Sindeok-dong 신덕동
Wolnae-dong 월내동
Wolha-dong 월하동
Jeongnyang-dong 적량동
Jungheung-dong 중흥동
Pyeongyeo-dong 평여동
Homyeong-dong 호명동
Hwachi-dong 화치동
Sijeon-dong 시전동 Sijeon-dong 시전동
Singi-dong 신기동
Ungcheon-dong 웅천동
Ssangbong-dong 쌍봉동 Soho-dong 소호동
Ansan-dong 안산동
Hak-dong 학동 City Hall
Hagyong-dong 학용동
Yeocheon-dong 여천동 Seonwon-dong 선원동
Yeocheon-dong 여천동
Hwajang-dong 화장동
Jusam-dong 주삼동 Bonggye-dong 봉계동
Jusam-dong 주삼동
Haesan-dong 해산동