Deogyang District () is a '' gu'' (ward) in

Goyang Goyang (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province in the north of South Korea. It is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Area, making Goyang one of Seoul's Satellite city, satellite cities. It is one of the largest cities in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, w ...

, South Korea.

City information

The area is 165.49 km² and the population is 385,387 (2008). It borders Jori-eup and Gwangtan-myeon of Paju to the north, Jangheung-myeon of Yangju and Dobong District and Eunpyeong District of Seoul to the east, Mapo District of Seoul and Gangseo-gu and Gochon-eup of Gimpo across the Han River to the south. The eastern part is a mountainous area centered on Mt. Bukhan, and most of the rest is a hilly mountainous area. A wide sedimentary plain developed around the Han River in the west and Gokneungcheon in the north, and the Changneungcheon in the south flows southwest and flows into the Han River. Deogyang-gu is a district in the eastern part of

Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946. Incheon, ...

. It is famous for its natural environment represented by Bukhansan Mountain and the Han River, as well as cultural assets such as the World Cultural Heritage Seosamneung and Seooreung, and the fortress

Haengjusanseong Haengjusanseong () is an ancient Korean fortress in Deogyang District, Goyang, South Korea. On January 21, 1963, it was designated Historic Site of South Korea No. 56. It was built during the Three Kingdoms of Korea period, possibly around the ...

. The name of the district is derived from 'Deogyang-hyeon', the old name of the Deogyang-gu area, and Haengjusanseong is located on the mountain Deogyangsan. Goyang City Hall is also located here.

Administration

Deogyang District is divided into 19 '' dong'' (동, "neighborhoods"): * Jugyo-dong * Seongsa 1 and 2 dong * Wonsin-dong (combination from Wondang-dong and Sinwon-dong) * Heungdo-dong (combination from Wonheung-dong and Donae-dong) * Sindo-dong (divided into Samsong-dong and Ogeum-dong) * Changneung-dong (divided into Dongsan-dong and Yongdu-dong) * Hyoja-dong (divided into Hyoja-dong, Jichuk-dong and Bukhan-dong) * Hwajeon-dong (divided into Hwajeon-dong, Deogeun-dong and Hyangdong-dong) * Daedeok-dong (contain Hyeoncheon-dong) * Haengsin 1 to 3 dong (Haengsin 2-dong angmae-dong * Haengju-dong (divided into Haengjunae-dong, Haengjuoe-dong, Todang-dong and Daejang-dong) * Neunggok-dong (divided into Naegok-dong and Sinpyeong-dong) * Hwajeong 1 and 2 dong * Gwansan-dong (divided into Gwansan-dong and Naeyu-dong) * Goyang-dong (divided into Goyang-dong, Byeokje-dong, Daeja-dong and Seonyu-dong )

Incident

External links

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