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 bordered by Dongcheon-dong on the east, Geoncheon-eup on the west and Jungbu-dong on the south and Hyeongok-myeon on the north. Its 6.42 square kilometers are home to about 18,219 people.[1] The Gyeongju branch campus of Dongguk University is situated in the district and it has an elementary school and a high school[2]

Seonggeon-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	성건동
• Hanja	城乾洞
• Revised Romanization	Seonggeon-dong
• McCune–Reischauer	Sŏngkon-tong
Country	South Korea
Region	Gyeongju
Government
• Type	Gyeongju City
Area
• Total	6.42 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	18,219
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Dialect	Gyeongsang dialect

See also

• Subdivisions of Gyeongju
• Administrative divisions of South Korea

References

External links

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

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