Dongcheon-dong is both an administrative and legal dong or a neighbourhood of the Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It is bordered by Bodeok-dong on the east, Yonggang-dong and Seongdong-dong on the west, Bohwang-dong on the south and Cheonbuk-myeon on the north. Its 5.26 square kilometers are home to about 26,507 people. After the liberation of Korea, returnees from abroad were numerous; a village for them was constructed in present-day Dongcheon-dong[1]

Dongcheon-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	동천동
• Hanja	東川洞
• Revised Romanization	Dongcheon-dong
• McCune–Reischauer	Tongch'on-tong
Country	South Korea
Region	Gyeongju
Government
• Type	Gyeongju City
Area
• Total	5.26 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	26,507
• Density	5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Dialect	Gyeongsang dialect

Dongcheon-dong has one elementary school and Gyeonghui School established for the mentally disabled.[2]

See also

• Subdivisions of Gyeongju
• Administrative divisions of South Korea

References

External links

• (in Korean) The official site of the Dongcheon-dong office

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