Dasan-myeon is a subdivision of
Goryeong County
Goryeong County (''Goryeong-gun'') is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
Goryeong is a historical center of the ancient kingdom of Daegaya.
Administrative divisions
Goryeong County is divided into 1 eup and 7 myeon.
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Gyeongsangbuk-do
North Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상북도, translit=Gyeongsangbuk-do, ) is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remained a province of Korea until the ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
, in the county's northeast. It is composed of ten ''ri''. Dasan-myeon looks across the
Nakdong River
The Nakdonggang River or Nakdonggang () is the longest river in South Korea, and passes through major cities such as Daegu and Busan. It takes its name from its role as the eastern border of the Gaya confederacy during Korea's Three Kingdoms Er ...
at
Daegu, and also borders
Seongju County
Seongju County (''Seongju-gun'') is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. This largely agricultural area is located immediately west of the metropolitan city of Daegu. The capital of the county is the town of Seongju.
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to the north. To the south it is bounded by Goryeong's
Seongsan-myeon. A largely rural district, Dasan-myeon is home to about 7,400 people living on 46 square kilometers.
See also
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Geography of South Korea
South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula located out from the far east of the Asian landmass. The only country with a land border to South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with of the border ...
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Subdivisions of South Korea
South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 special city (''teukbyeolsi'' ), 1 special self-governing city (''teukbyeol-jachisi'' ), and Provinces of South Korea, 9 provinces ( ...
External links
Local government website, in Korean
Goryeong County
Towns and townships in North Gyeongsang Province
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