Dongcheon-dong, Gyeongju

For other places with the same name, see Dongcheon-dong.

Dongcheon-dong
Korean name
Hangul	동천동
Hanja	東川洞
Revised Romanization	Dongcheon-dong
McCune–Reischauer	Tongch'on-tong
Statistics
Area	5.26 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population (2008)	26,507 [1]
Population density	5,039.4/km2 (13,051.9/sq mi)[1]
Government	Gyeongju City
Region	Gyeongju
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

• Subdivisions of Gyeongju
• Administrative divisions of South Korea

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "동천동 Dongcheon-dong 東川洞" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=733278&contentno=733278. Retrieved 2009-08-18. 
2. ^ "교육기관 [Educational institution]" (in Korean). Gyeongju City. http://www.gyeongju.go.kr/program/publicsil/sub/sub_up.asp?urls=/program/publicsil/condition/lstDetailCondition.asp. Retrieved 2009-08-17. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• (Korean) The official site of the Dongcheon-dong office