Muan County
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Muan
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| • Revised Romanization | Muan-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Muan-gun |
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| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Honam |
| Administrative divisions | 3 eup, 6 myeon |
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| Template:Pluralize from text | +82-61-2xx,450~459Template:Pluralize from text |
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| Flower | Chrysanthemum |
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| Website | muan.go.kr |
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Muan County (Korean: Script error: No such module "Lang".; RR: Script error: No such module "lang".) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. In 2005, Muan County became the capital of South Jeolla following the transfer of the provincial office from its previous location in Gwangju to the village of Namak in Muan. Muan International Airport was opened here and will eventually replace the airport in Gwangju (it already replaced Mokpo Airport).[3]
Modern history
On 1 January 1963, several villages (ri in Korean) were incorporated into Mokpo city and huge reorganization was made by the South Korean government.[4] In 1979, Muan township was promoted to a township (eup of South Korea). In 1980, Illo was also promoted into a township.[5]
On 29 December 2024, a Jeju Air Boeing 737–800 passenger aircraft operating as Flight 2216 overshot the runway at Muan International Airport and crashed into a barrier. Out of the 181 occupants, 179 people (all 175 passengers and 4 of 6 crew members) were confirmed to have been killed and at least two were injured in the worst aviation accident to have occurred on South Korean soil.
Administrative divisions
Muan County administers three towns (eup) and six townships (myeon).
| Name | Hangul | Hanja | Area (km2) |
Population (2024-12)[6] |
Households |
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| Muan-eup | 무안읍 | 務安邑 | 35.67 | 10,776 | 5,651 |
| Illo-eup | 일로읍 | 一老邑 | 67.05 | 21,135 | 8,504 |
| Samhyang-eup | 삼향읍 | 三鄕邑 | 45.16 | 38,338 | 16,826 |
| Mongtan-myeon | 몽탄면 | 夢灘面 | 63.1 | 2,765 | 1,751 |
| Cheonggye-myeon | 청계면 | 淸溪面 | 57.8 | 6,319 | 3,895 |
| Hyeongyeong-myeon | 현경면 | 玄慶面 | 55.35 | 4,306 | 2,681 |
| Mangun-myeon | 망운면 | 望雲面 | 19.12 | 1,795 | 1,113 |
| Haeje-myeon | 해제면 | 海際面 | 64.48 | 4,528 | 2,791 |
| Unnam-myeon | 운남면 | 雲南面 | 34.93 | 2,725 | 1,656 |
Namak-ri, where the provincial government of South Jeolla is located, is in Samhyang-eup.[7]
Location
Muan County is located on the western tip of the southwestern part of the Korean peninsula. It acts as the primary link between Sinan County with the rest of the Korean mainland. Numerous beaches are also found on Muan's coast.
Muan borders Yeongsan River with Naju and Hampyeong to the north, Yeongam to the east, Mokpo to the south. These surroundings have influenced the industrial and cultural structure of Muan County.[8]
Enterprise city
Muan was designated an enterprise city by the South Korean government for the Honam region (Southwest). The South Korean government and China have agreed to develop an industrial complex in a joint venture. It was reported that the Chinese government officially promised to invest in and help establish the complex area, which includes the construction of a college and distribution warehouses among other things such as a Chinatown for expatriates.[9]
Mud
Muan includes a large area of mudlands. The western area of the Korean peninsula has a large amount of mud thanks to the Rias coast. However, many mudlands have been destroyed or reclaimed for expanding city areas or industrial complexes.
The mudlands of Muan were designated one of the wetlands of the Ramsar Convention.
In the Muan mudflats, tourists cannot enter the sea without permission to protect the mudflats. But tourists can see the road that opens like the "Miracle of Moses" to reveal its face when the tide falls twice a day.[10]
Festival
Muan is widely known for its White Lotus Festival (Script error: No such module "Lang".) located in Illo-eup.[11] The festival occurs in mid-August when the white lotus flowers bloom fully onsite at the Hoesan White Lotus Pond (Script error: No such module "Lang".).[12] Tourists can walk into the huge lotuslands via the many bridges that crisscross the water. Visitors may also ride the 'duck boats.'
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Lake in Muan with a Lotus-shaped building.
Products
Muan is known for several famous products characteristic of the area. They are largely farming goods from onions to lotus products. Muan puts out 16% of the national onion production making its production volume the largest in Korea.[13]
Muan county officially reported to host farming cluster of sweet potato, onion and lotus plants. The powder of lotus plants is used for making noodles.
Education
Muan County is the site of Mokpo National University, situated in Cheonggye township.
Transportation
Expressway
National Route
Railway
Airport
Sister cities
- Template:Flagdeco Uiryeong, South Gyeongsang
- Template:Flagdeco Gunpo, Gyeonggi
- Template:Flagdeco Dobong-gu, Seoul
- Template:Flagdeco Taizhou, Zhejiang, China
- Template:Flagdeco Kitanagoya, Aichi, Japan[14]
- Template:Flagdeco Denizli, Turkey[15]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.상징물/캐릭터. www.muan.go.kr (in 한국어). Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ Welcome to muan-gun Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ^ Alteration of the districts of boundaries including cities and counties(1962.11.21.)
- ^ Regulation concerning establishment of 35 eup(towns). (1980. 10. 21.)
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2024년 12월말 인구현황". www.muan.go.kr (in 한국어). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.정대하 (17 October 2005). "전남도, 남악 새청사 업무 시작". The Hankyoreh (in 한국어). Muan. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ Official page
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.무안기업도시 한중국제산단 민간자본금 증액 '개발 탄력'. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.꼼지락대는 생명을 잉태한 청정 갯벌, 무안갯벌. korean.visitkorea.or.kr (in 한국어). Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Muan White Lotus Festival (무안연꽃축제) – Official Korea Tourism Organization. english.visitkorea.or.kr.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hoesan White Lotus Pond in Muan (무안회산백련지) – Official Korea Tourism Organization. english.visitkorea.or.kr.
- ^ Official page of Muan
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Denizli Metropolitan Municipality – Official Website". eng.denizli.bel.tr.
External links
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