Sapgyo-eup is a small city located within Yesan county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is about 74 km northwest of Daejeon.

History

Original meaning of "Sapgyo" is "New Town". "Sa" (沙) means "New" in ancient Korean. Sapgyo was of Deoksan city in Joseon Dynasty. The 3 town ("Jangchon", "Daedeoksan", and "Daejoji") merged in 1924, and named "Sapgyo" because the seat of a township office was in Sapgyo village.

Geography

Sapgyo is in Yesan, Chungnam province.

Neighbouring municipalities

Organizations

public office

Financial institution

School

Transportation

Railway

Highway

Local attractions

Sub-municipalities

Sapgyo-eup is divided into 21 villages (ri).