Muan County
[5] On 29 December 2024, a Jeju Air Boeing 737–800 passenger aircraft operating as Flight 2216 overshot the runway at Muan International Airport and crashed into a barrier.Out of the 181 occupants, 179 people (all 175 passengers and 4 of 6 crew members) were confirmed to have been killed and at least two were injured in the worst aviation accident to have occurred on South Korean soil.Muan borders Yeongsan River with Naju and Hampyeong to the north, Yeongam to the east, Mokpo to the south.It was reported that the Chinese government officially promised to invest in and help establish the complex area, which includes the construction of a college and distribution warehouses among other things such as a Chinatown for expatriates.[13] Muan county officially reported to host farming cluster of sweet potato, onion and lotus plants.
CountyHangulMuan International AirportSouth KoreaRegionAdministrative divisionsJeollaArea code(s)ChrysanthemumZelkovaKoreanSouth Jeolla ProvinceGwangjuairport in GwangjuMokpo AirportFlight 2216Namak-riRamsar ConventionMokpo National UniversitySeohaean ExpresswayNamhae ExpresswayMuan–Gwangju ExpresswayNational Route 1National Route 2National Route 24National Route 77Honam LineUiryeongSouth GyeongsangGyeonggiDobong-guTaizhouZhejiangKitanagoyaDenizliWayback MachineCitiesGwangyangSuncheonCountiesBoseongDamyangGangjinGoheungGokseongHaenamHampyeongHwasunJangheungJangseongYeongamYeonggwangCities in South KoreaSpecial cityMetropolitan cityDaejeonIncheonSpecial autonomous citySejongBig municipal cityAnyangBucheonChangwonCheonanCheongjuGimhaeGoyangHwaseongJeonjuNamyangjuPohangSeongnamYonginMunicipal cityAndongAnseongBoryeongChuncheonChungjuDangjinDongducheonDonghaeGangneungGimcheonGongjuGunsanGwacheonGwangmyeongGyeongjuGyeongsanGyeryongIcheonJecheonJeongeupMiryangMungyeongNamwonNonsanPocheonPyeongtaekSacheonSamcheokSangjuSeosanSiheungSokchoTaebaekTongyeongUijeongbuUiwangYangjuYangsanYeongcheonYeongjuAdministrative citySeogwipoProvincial capitalHongseong