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Dong District (Dong-gu, lit. East District) is a '' gu'' (district) in northeastern part of Daegu metropolitan city of
* Ansim-dong
* Bangchon-dong
* Bullobongmu-dong
* Dongchon-dong
* Dopyeong-dong
*
Korea Daeguhwagyo Elementary School
" International School Information, Government of South Korea. Retrieved on March 30, 2016.
Official site, in English
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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 ...
. Daegu city itself lies in the southwestern part of Korean Peninsula
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic ...
. It has a population of 343,678. The district covers 182.35 km², for about 20% of Daegu's total area.
Dong-gu first emerged as the "eastern district office" (동부출장소) in 1938. It achieved ''gu'' status in 1963. In 1998, the administrative divisions were reorganized, and the former 26 ''dong'' were reorganized as 20 ''dong''.
Administrative divisions
* Ansim-dong
* Bangchon-dong
* Bullobongmu-dong
* Dongchon-dong
* Dopyeong-dong
*Gongsan-dong
Gongsan-dong is an administrative ''dong'' in Dong-gu, in northeastern Daegu, South Korea. It has an area of 83.78 km², most of which is vacant; its population is only 18,177. Slightly more than half of the people live in the dong's 38 apartme ...
* Haean-dong
* Hyomok-dong
* Jijeo-dong
* Sinam-dong
* Sincheon-dong
Education
International schools in Dong-gu include: * Daegu International School *Daegu Chinese Elementary School or Korea Daeguhwagyo Elementary School (한국대구화교초등학교)" International School Information, Government of South Korea. Retrieved on March 30, 2016.
Sister cities
*Huangshan
Huangshan (),Bernstein, pp. 125–127. Literal translation, literally meaning the Yellow Mountain(s), is a mountain range in southern Anhui Provinces of China, Province in eastern China. It was originally called “Yishan”, and it was rename ...
, China
Notes and references
See also
*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 ( ...
*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 ...
External links
Official site, in English
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