Dongcheon-dong, Gyeongju
Dongcheon-dong | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 동천동 |
| • Hanja | 東川洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Dongcheon-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Tongch'on-tong |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Region | Gyeongju |
| Government | |
| • Type | Gyeongju City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.26 km2 (2.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 26,507 |
| • Density | 5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| Dialect | Gyeongsang dialect |
Dongcheon-dong is both an administrative and legal dong or a neighbourhood of the Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It is bordered by Bodeok-dong on the east, Yonggang-dong and Seongdong-dong on the west, Bohwang-dong on the south and Cheonbuk-myeon on the north. Its 5.26 square kilometers are home to about 26,507 people. After the liberation of Korea, returnees from abroad were numerous; a village for them was constructed in present-day Dongcheon-dong[1]
Dongcheon-dong has one elementary school and Gyeonghui School established for the mentally disabled.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "동천동 Dongcheon-dong 東川洞" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-08-18.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 교육기관 [Educational institution] (in Korean). Gyeongju City. Retrieved 2009-08-17. [dead link]
External links
- (in Korean) The official site of the Dongcheon-dong office
4 eup, 8 myeon, 11 dong | ||
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Website: www.gyeongju.go.kr | ||
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