Cheoin District () is the largest '' gu'' in

Yongin Yongin (; ) is a city in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, the largest in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. With a population over 1 million, the city has developed rapidly since the 21st century, recording the highest population growth of any city in th ...

; it is located in the southeastern part of the city. It has four '' dong'' (neighborhoods), two '' eup'' (towns), and five '' myeon'' (townships).

Under administrative districts

* Jungang-dong (divided into Gimnyangjang-dong and Namdong) * Yeoksam-dong (combination of Yeokbuk-dong and Samga-dong) * Yurim-dong (combination of Yubang-dong and Gorim-dong) * Dongbu-dong (divided into Mapyeong-dong, Unhak-dong, Haegok-dong and Hodong) * Pogok-eup * Mohyeon-eup * Yangji-myeon * Wonsam-myeon * Baegam-myeon * Idong-eup * Namsa-eup

List of Gu in Yongin

* Cheoin District *

Giheung District Giheung District () is a gu (district) in Yongin, South Korea. It has 10 '' dong'' (neighborhoods). Its area is 81.67 km2 and it has 439.877 inhabitants (in 2022). Giheung District was formed in 2005. It was formed with other gu in Yongin ...

Suji District Suji District (), is one of the three city districts in Yongin, South Korea. Suji became a city district on October 31, 2005, about nine years after Yongin officially became a city. When Yongin was established in 1996, both urban and rural areas w ...

Attractions

* In Gimnyangjang-dong, There was a battle between

Turkish Brigade The Turkish Brigade, codenamed North Star ( or ''Kutup Yıldızı – Kore Savaşı'nın 50. Yıldönümü'' (''"North Star: the 50th Anniversary of the Korean War"'', TRT İzmir, Director: Ismail Ragıp Geçmen, 2000)), was a military formati ...

and Chinese

People's Volunteer Army The People's Volunteer Army (PVA), officially the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV), was the armed expeditionary forces China in the Korean War, deployed by the History of the People's Republic of China (1949–1976), People's Republic of Chi ...

during

Korean War The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...

. * The MBC Dramia located within this gu at Yongcheon-ri, Baegam-myeon. The Dramia features functional reproductions of castles, palaces and even non-elite housing from various periods of Korean history, and thus serves the

filming location A filming location is a place where some or all of a film or television series is produced, instead of or in addition to using sets constructed on a movie studio backlot or soundstage. In filmmaking, a location is any place where a film crew wi ...

of MBC's historical dramas, most notably, ''

Jumong Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (), personal name Ko Chumong (), was the founding monarch of the kingdom of Goguryeo, and was worshipped as a god-king by the people of Goguryeo and Goryeo. King Dongmyeong was also an important figure for the kingdom of ...

'', '' Queen Seondeok'', '' Dong Yi'' and '' The Moon Embracing the Sun''. When there are no active shoots, viewing tours are available to the public, which include traditional folk games, historical court dress and archery.

References

Districts of Yongin {{Gyeonggi-geo-stub