Dong-gu,_Busan

Dong District, Busan

Dong District, Busan

Autonomous District in Yeongnam, South Korea

Dong District (literally east district) is a gu in central Busan, South Korea. It was one of the first 6 gu of Busan established in 1957.

Quick Facts 동구, Korean transcription(s) ...

Busan Station is located in Dong-gu.

Dong-gu has a status of sister localities with Gwangsan-gu in Gwangju and Zhifu District in Yantai City, China.

Administrative divisions

Administrative divisions

Dong-gu is divided into 4 legal dong, which altogether comprise 17 administrative dong, as follows:

  • Choryang-dong (5 administrative dong)
  • Sujeong-dong (5 administrative dong)
  • Jwacheon-dong (2 administrative dong)
  • Beomil-dong (5 administrative dong)

Politics

The area is represented in the National Assembly by the West District and East District Busan (South Korean Legislature Constituency)

Education

International schools include:

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Welcome to Busan Dong-Gu District Office". Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2006-07-06.
  2. [2]
    "Foreign Schools in Busan." Busan Metropolitan City. Retrieved on January 13, 2019.
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