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Dongnae District is a gu in central Busan, South Korea.

Dongnae 동래구
Autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	東萊區
• Revised Romanization	Dongnae-gu
• McCune-Reischauer	Tongnae-ku
Flag
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Provincial level	Busan
Administrative divisions	14 administrative dong
Population  (2004)
• Total	282,732
• Density	16,991/km2 (44,010/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang
Website	Dongnae District Office

Administrative divisions

It has a population of about 300,000, and an area of 16.7 square kilometers. It was once a separate city, the principal port of southeastern Korea. Numerous historical relics are preserved in the area.

This district is well known for Pajeon, which is 'Green Onion Pancake'.

DongRaeGu is also the ID for the Korean StarCraft II pro gamer, Park Soo-ho.[1] Due to his success in events such as the Global StarCraft II League and Major League Gaming, he was recognized by the town and was allowed to officially represent the town by being able to place a badge on his uniform.[2]

Dongnae-gu is divided into seven legal dong, which altogether comprise 14 administrative dong, as follows:

• Allak-dong (2 administrative dong)
• Boksan-dong
• Myeongjang-dong (2 administrative dong)
• Myeongnyun-dong (2 administrative dong)
• Oncheon-dong (3 administrative dong)
• Sajik-dong (3 administrative dong)
• Sumin-dong

Places of interest

Sajik-dong is home to two major sports venues: Sajik Baseball Stadium (home of KBO team Lotte Giants) and Sajik Arena (home to various basketball teams). Both venues, alongside the nearby Sajik Swimming Pool, hosted the baseball, basketball, gymnastics, swimming and diving events of the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan.

Heosimcheong Spa, Asia's largest spa, is in Oncheon-dong.

The Bokcheon-dong Ancient Tombs Park is a tourist attraction and archeological site located in Bokcheon-dong.[3]

Sister cities

• Hongkou, China

Education

• Daesung Academy

See also

• Geography of South Korea

Festivals

• Dongnae District Castle Festival opens every October since 1996.

References

External links

• English-language homepage of Dongnae-gu

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