Dongcheon-dong, Gyeongju

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
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul동천동
  Hanja東川洞
  Revised RomanizationDongcheon-dong
  McCune–ReischauerTongch'on-tong
CountrySouth Korea
RegionGyeongju
Government
  TypeGyeongju City
Area
  Total5.26 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
  Total26,507
  Density5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
DialectGyeongsang dialect

Dongcheon-dong has one elementary school and Gyeonghui School established for the mentally disabled.[2]

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.


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