Geumseong is a
''dong'', or precinct, in
Geumjeong-gu,
Busan,
South Korea. A lightly populated district, it is situated entirely within the mountain range of
Geumjeongsan
Geumjeongsan (or Geumjeong Mountain) is a mountain in the city of Busan in South Korea. It covers a large surface that extends into Dongnae-gu in the south, Buk-gu in the west, Geumjeong-gu in the east, and the city of Yangsan in the north. Its ...
. It is bounded to the west by
Hwamyeong-dong
Hwamyeong is a region in Buk-gu, northern Busan, South Korea. It is situated along the east bank of the Nakdong River, and since 2003 has been divided into three '' dong'', Hwamyeong 1, 2, and 3-dong. The total area of the three ''dong'' is app ...
and
Geumgok-dong in
Buk District Buk-gu, (), or "Northern District", is the name of a ''gu'' in several South Korean cities:
* Buk-gu, Busan
* Buk-gu, Daegu
* Buk-gu, Gwangju
Buk District (Buk-gu) is a district situated in the northern part of the city of Gwangju, South Korea ...
, to the northwest by Dong-myeon of
Yangsan City, to the east by
Cheongnyong-dong,
Namsan-dong,
Guseo-dong
Guseo is a ''dong'', or precinct, in Geumjeong-gu, Busan, South Korea.
See also
*Geography of South Korea
*Administrative divisions of South Korea
South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gw ...
, and
Jangjeon-dong of Geumjeong-gu, and to the south by
Oncheon-dong in
Dongnae-gu. The northernmost point in Geumseong-dong is at
Godang-bong, the highest peak in Geumjeongsan.
Geumseong-dong is a rural district connected by public transit to the rest of Busan by bus service only. Despite covering a comparatively large area, Geumseong-dong is not subdivided into additional "administrative dong" due to its low population. There are two points of access to the ''dong'' where the main road, Sanseong-ro, connects to Hwamyeong-dong in the west, and Jangjeon-dong in the east. The only major area of settlement within the ''dong'' is in the village of Sanseong-myeon (literally "mountain fortress village").
The name ''Geumseong'' derives from
Geumjeongsanseong, a large mountain fortress built in 1703 that is located largely within the ''dong''.
See also
*
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 ...
*
Administrative divisions of South Korea
References
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Geumjeong District
Neighbourhoods in Busan