Tapjeong-dong was an administrative ''
dong'' or a
neighbourhood
A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural are ...
in the
administrative subdivisions
Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
of the
Gyeongju City
Gyeongju ( ko, 경주, ), historically known as ''Seorabeol'' ( ko, 서라벌, ), is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, ...
,
North Gyeongsang
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 ...
province,
South Korea
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until January 2009. It consisted of four ''legal dong'' including
Tap-dong,
Sajeong-dong,
Yul-dong, and
Bae-dong.
It was bordered by
Jungang-dong and
Hwangnam-dong
Hwangnam-dong is a '' dong'' or a neighbourhood of the Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It is bordered by Dodong-dong on the east, Tapjeong-dong on the west, Naenam-myeon on the south and Jungang-dong on the north. Its 20.5 ...
on the east,
Seondo-dong
Seondo-dong is an administrative '' dong'' or neighbourhood in the administrative subdivisions of the Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It consists of four ''legal dongs'' such as Seoak-dong, Chunghyo-dong, Hyohyeon-dong, an ...
and
Geoncheon-eup
Geoncheon-eup is an eup or a town in the subdivision of the Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. Its 90.46 square kilometers are home to about 10,844 people. This population is served by three elementary schools, and one joint m ...
on the west,
Naenam-myeon
Naenam-myeon is a Administrative divisions of South Korea#Myeon (Township), myeon or a township in the Subdivisions of Gyeongju, administrative subdivisions of the Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It is bordered by Geumosan (N ...
on the south and
Seonggeon-dong
Seonggeon-dong is an administrative '' dong'' or a neighbourhood in the administrative subdivisions of the Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It consists of four ''legal dongs'' including Seonggeon-dong and Seokjang-dong. It is ...
on the north. Its 19.68 square kilometers were home to about 5,630 people. The
Poseokjeong
The Poseokjeong (Pavilion of Stone Abalone) site near Namsan in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do South Korea, was built in the Unified Silla period. The site once featured a royal pavilion — said to have been the most beautiful royal villa of the ti ...
and
Hongnyunsa temple sites were situated in the district.
See also
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Subdivisions of Gyeongju
The primary subdivisions of Gyeongju in South Korea consist of 4 ''eup'', 8 ''myeon'', and 11 ''dong''. These units are the same into which all of the cities and counties of South Korea are divided. The ''dong'' units occupy the area of the city ...
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Administrative divisions 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 9 provinces ('' do'' ), including one ...
References
External links
The official site of Gyeongju city
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Subdivisions of Gyeongju