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Namhae 남해군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	남해군
• Hanja	南海郡
• Revised Romanization	Namhae-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Namhae-gun
Flag Emblem of Namhae
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 9 myeon
Area
• Total	357 km² (138 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	54,392
• Density	152.4/km² (395/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang

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

Demographics

As of 2005, Namhae had a population of 54,392.^[1] 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

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. The German village Dogil Maeul 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 German Village Dogil Maeul (독일 마을).
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 is from Namhae. He was selected as Namhae's Public Relations Ambassador in 2021.^[2]

Geography

Namhae county covers an area of 357 km², 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

Climate data for Namhae (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1972–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	18.6 (65.5)	22.1 (71.8)	24.4 (75.9)	28.7 (83.7)	34.1 (93.4)	34.1 (93.4)	37.8 (100.0)	37.7 (99.9)	34.6 (94.3)	29.0 (84.2)	25.1 (77.2)	20.5 (68.9)	37.8 (100.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.9 (44.4)	9.2 (48.6)	13.7 (56.7)	19.3 (66.7)	23.9 (75.0)	26.5 (79.7)	29.2 (84.6)	30.4 (86.7)	26.6 (79.9)	21.9 (71.4)	15.4 (59.7)	9.1 (48.4)	19.3 (66.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	2.2 (36.0)	4.0 (39.2)	8.2 (46.8)	13.5 (56.3)	18.2 (64.8)	21.6 (70.9)	25.1 (77.2)	26.0 (78.8)	21.9 (71.4)	16.6 (61.9)	10.4 (50.7)	4.3 (39.7)	14.3 (57.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.0 (28.4)	−0.8 (30.6)	3.2 (37.8)	8.2 (46.8)	13.2 (55.8)	17.8 (64.0)	22.1 (71.8)	22.9 (73.2)	18.4 (65.1)	12.3 (54.1)	5.9 (42.6)	−0.1 (31.8)	10.1 (50.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−12.8 (9.0)	−11.6 (11.1)	−7.7 (18.1)	−2.3 (27.9)	3.4 (38.1)	10.6 (51.1)	15.0 (59.0)	12.5 (54.5)	8.4 (47.1)	1.2 (34.2)	−4.6 (23.7)	−11.6 (11.1)	−12.8 (9.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	33.6 (1.32)	65.2 (2.57)	113.1 (4.45)	179.7 (7.07)	196.3 (7.73)	243.8 (9.60)	353.9 (13.93)	319.7 (12.59)	221.9 (8.74)	95.9 (3.78)	62.9 (2.48)	35.2 (1.39)	1,921.2 (75.64)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	4.8	5.2	7.5	8.8	9.2	10.4	13.6	12.2	8.9	4.9	5.9	4.5	95.9
Average snowy days	2.4	2.2	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	1.1	6.9
Average relative humidity (%)	56.3	55.2	57.4	59.5	64.3	72.7	79.4	77.7	74.3	65.9	63.4	58.5	65.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours	189.0	188.2	211.9	221.0	234.3	182.9	167.8	184.2	172.7	206.9	182.8	186.7	2,328.4
Percent possible sunshine	62.4	62.0	57.5	57.7	54.4	44.7	40.1	47.3	49.0	63.4	61.5	64.3	54.4
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)^[3]^[4]^[5]