Seo-myeon, Suncheon

Seo-myeon
서면
Township (myeon)
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul서면
  Hanja西
  Revised RomanizationSeo-myeon
  McCune-ReischauerSŏ-myŏn
Seo-myeon(서면) in the map of Suncheon
Coordinates: 35°00′N 127°30′E / 35.0°N 127.5°E / 35.0; 127.5
CountrySouth Korea
Province (do)South Jeolla
City (si)Suncheon
Administrative divisions
14 jurisdiction
  • 59 administrative district
  • 87 ban
Area
  Total
103.54 km2 (39.98 sq mi)
Population
  Total
12,346
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)

Seo-myeon (Korean: 서면; Hanja: 西面; RR: Seo-myeon; MR: Sŏ-myŏn; lit. West Township), also called Seo Township, is a myeon (township) in Suncheon, a city in the South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Name of the township means West Township, but it is located in the eastern part, not western part, of the city with a total area of 103.54 square kilometres (39.98 sq mi). The population was recorded to be 12346 people, 6141 males and 6205 females, and the number of houses totaled 4979. The township office is located in 94, Imchondong-gil in Dongsan-ri. There are Bonggang-myeon, Gwangyang in the east of the township, Seungju-eup in the west; Samsan-dong and Wangjo-dong in the south; Woldeung-myeon in the north-west; and Hwangjeon-myeon in the north.