| Dongcheon-dong | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 동천동 | 
| • Hanja | 東川洞 | 
| • Revised Romanization | Dongcheon-dong | 
| • McCune–Reischauer | Tongch'on-tong | 
|  | |
| 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
- 1 2 "동천동 Dongcheon-dong 東川洞" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ↑ 교육기관 [Educational institution] (in Korean). Gyeongju City. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
External links
- (in Korean) The official site of the Dongcheon-dong office
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