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Namhae County

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

Demographics

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 in popular culture

  • 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 , appears in "Land of the Isles" (섬 평지) maps.

Notable people

  • Choi San from the kpop boy group ATEEZ is from Namhae. He was selected as Namhae's Public Relations Ambassador in 2021.

Geography

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:

See also

References

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