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Seogeocha was first settled in the late 1600s by an ancestor of the Hanyang Jo clan, and in the early 1700s the Miryang Park, Gimhae Kim, Jeonju Lee, and Indong Jang clans also moved in. Its nearby fishing grounds were so rich that the island recorded the highest catch in the country in 1937, and in the past a fishing fair (pasi) was held here. In the Baekje era, ships sailing to Jeju passed by the island and it was called Geocha-do; it became Seogeocha-do because it lies to the west. A folk legend about the Haenam yangban and the pig feed is still passed down.
Before you go
| Free public parking | 4 lots, 135 spaces within 1.5 km |
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| Nearest emergency room | 3.8 km — 목포시의료원 (Korean name), ER 061-260-6500 |
| Licensed lodging within 3 km | 117 (hotels, motels, guesthouses; pensions not included) |
| Public restrooms nearby | 10 |
| Emergency numbers | 119 (fire & ambulance) · 122 (coast guard) · 1330 (Korea travel hotline, English) |
Sources & dates
- Name & description: machine translation of Korea Tourism Organization's Korean tourism information (KOGL), translated 2026-10-12, not reviewed yet
- Parking: Ministry of the Interior and Safety, National Parking Lot Standard Data (records dated 2026-03-11 to 2026-10-01)
- Emergency rooms: National Medical Center (retrieved 2026-10-11)
- Lodging: Ministry of the Interior and Safety, lodging business licenses (retrieved 2026-10-11)
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