Namhae County (Namhae-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

Demographics

left|thumb|[[Namhae Bridge]]

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.

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
  • The fictional character Jin-Soo Kwon (portrayed by Daniel Dae Kim) on the ABC television show Lost is from Namhae.
  • Korean Drama "Couple or Trouble" aka "Fantasy Couple" was set in Namhae. Namhae German Village and Hilton Namhae Golf Spa were featured.
  • The 2009 documentary “Home from Home” (Endstation der Sehnsüchte), directed by Cho Sung-hyung, was filmed in the Namhae German Village.
  • In the 2017 Korean drama "Because This Is My First Life", female lead Yoon Ji-ho (portrayed by Jung So-min) is from Namhae. The cast reportedly shot some scenes there.
  • The fictional character Prosecutor Hwang Si-Mok is transferred to Namhae county at the end of the first season of the drama series Stranger (2017)
  • Season 2 of Stranger (2020) kicks off with the fictional character Prosecutor Hwang Si-Mok in the Namhae office.
  • In episode 14 of True Beauty, the protagonists come to Namhae-gun without imagining that they would be the last time together.
  • In Cities: Skylines, appears in "Land of the Isles" (섬 평지) maps.

Notable people

  • Choi San from the kpop boy group ATEEZ. He was selected as Namhae's Public Relations Ambassador in 2021.
  • Yun Sungbin, a skeleton racer and 2018 Winter Olympics gold medallist.

Geography

thumb|Geumsan (Gold Mountain) of Namhae, Korea

Namhae county covers an area of 357&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, 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.

Climate

Sister cities

Namhae is twinned with:

  • Ganghwa, South Korea
  • Geumcheon-gu, South Korea
  • Dongdaemun-gu, South Korea
  • Gimhae, South Korea
  • Busanjin-gu, South Korea
  • Hampyeong, South Korea
  • Isa, Japan
  • Dunhuang, China
  • Yiyang, China
  • Jinggangshan, China
  • Nordfriesland, Germany

See also

  • Namhae Waesong
  • Memorial Hall for the U.S. Airmen Killed In Action During World War II

References

  • County government website
  • http://www.namhae.go.kr/