Muan
| Muan | ||||
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| Korean alphabet : | 무안군 | |||
| Chinese characters : | 務 安郡 | |||
| Revised Romanization : | Muan-gun | |||
| McCune-Reischauer : | Muan-gun | |||
| Basic data | ||||
| Province : | Jeollanam-do | |||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 59 ′ N , 126 ° 28 ′ E | |||
| Surface: | 436.4 km² | |||
| Residents: | 82,733 (as of 2019) | |||
| Population density : | 190 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Structure: | 2 eup , 7 myeon | |||
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Muan ( Muan-gun ) is a district in Jeollanam-do Province in South Korea . In the southwest is the city of Mokpo , in the west is the Yellow Sea with numerous islands belonging to Sinan County , in the north is the county of Hampyeong , in the east is Naju and in the south is the county of Yeongam .
In 2005, the provincial seat of government was moved from Gwangju, which is independent of the province, to Namak . An international airport is under construction and will replace the airports in Gwangju and Mokpo.
Web links
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