Overview (as of October 31, 2019)

• Size : 392㎢ (3.2% of Jeollanam-do) farmland: 138㎢ (35%), forest land: 183㎢ (47%), others: 71㎢ (18%), coastline: 25.65㎢
• Population : 32,940 (men: 16,431 / women: 16,509) ※ People aged over 65: 11,554 (35.1% of the entire population)
• Administrative district : 1 Eup, 8 Myeons, 272 Ris and 496 villages
• Industrial structure : primary industry (60%), secondary industry (10%), tertiary industry (30%)
• Administrative organization : 2 departments, 10 divisions, 2 direct institutes, 2 offices and 9 Eups and Myeons
• Number of public officials : 537 (391 from a main office, direct institutes and offices, 137 from Eup and Myeon Offices, 12 from County Assembly)