Haman (함안군, 咸安郡, everything.peaceful.county) is a county in Gyeongsangnam-do. The population as of 2004 was 63,097, including:
- 62,081 Koreans and
- 1,016 non-Koreans.
[edit] General information
- Area: 416.75㎢
- Population density: 157/㎢ (2001)
- Number of households: 23,036 (2001)
- Administrative divisions: 1 eup, 9 myeon
- Location of city hall: 213 Malsan-ri, Gaya-eup, Haman-gun (함안군 가야읍 말산리 213)
- County flower: 백일홍
- County tree: 감나무
- County bird: 까치
To the north are the counties of Changnyeong and Uiryeong, to the east is the city of Changwon, to the south are the cities of Masan and Jinju, and to the west is the county of Uiryeong.
Some of the mountains in the county include Yeohangsan (여항산, 艅航山:744m), Obongsan (오봉산, 五峰山:525m)a and Bangeosan (방어산, 防禦山:530m).
The climate of the county is moderate; the average temperature in January is 0℃, the average in August is 26.7℃, and the yearly average temperature is 13.4℃. The average yearly precipitation is 1,286mm.
[edit] Industry
- Primary: 66.4%
- Secondary: 19.3%
- Tertiary: 14.3%
[edit] Education
- 19 elementary schools
- 8 junior high schools
- 5 high schools
- 7,830 students in total
[edit] Statistics
Here are some statistics on the county:
- Paved road: 67.6%
- Cultural assets: 51 pieces (9 by the federal government, 42 by the provincial)
- There are 32 rivers in the county for a total of 231.7 km, and 257 small streams for a total of 335.7 km.
[edit] Administrative divisions
Haman is divided into 9 myeon and 1 eup, as follows:
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