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Dongcheon-dong, Gyeongju

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For other places with the same name, see Dongcheon-dong. Place in Gyeongju, South Korea
Dongcheon-dong
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul동천동
 • Hanja東川洞
 • Revised RomanizationDongcheon-dong
 • McCune–ReischauerTongch'on-tong
CountrySouth Korea
RegionGyeongju
Government
 • TypeGyeongju City
Area
 • Total5.26 km (2.03 sq mi)
Population
 • Total26,507
 • Density5,000/km (13,000/sq mi)
DialectGyeongsang 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

Dongcheon-dong has one elementary school and Gyeonghui School established for the mentally disabled.

See also

References

  1. ^ "동천동 Dongcheon-dong 東川洞" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  2. 교육기관 [Educational institution] (in Korean). Gyeongju City. Retrieved 2009-08-17.

External links

Subdivisions of Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
4 eup, 8 myeon, 11 dong
Eup (town)
Myeon (township)
Dong (neighborhood)
See also
Website: www.gyeongju.go.kr


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