Sosa_District

Sosa-gu

Sosa-gu

Former district in Bucheon, South Korea

Sosa-gu (Korean: 소사구; Hanja: 素砂區) was a district of the city of Bucheon in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. 'So' means 'white' and 'sa' means 'sand'. Many years ago, there were many streams in this region which is why it is named so.[citation needed]

Sosa-gu on a map of South Korea

The district was abolished in July 2016 as Bucheon became a unified city without any administrative districts.[1]

Administrative divisions

Sosa-gu was divided into the following "dong"s.

  • Goean-dong
  • Beombak-dong (Divided in turn into Beombak-dong, Gyesu-dong and Okgil-dong)
  • Simgokbon-dong
  • Simgokbon 1-dong
  • Yeokgok 3-dong
  • Sosabon 1 to 3 Dong
  • Songnae 1 and 2 Dong

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "부천시 '구 폐지' 효과 벌써 벤치마킹". 13 July 2016.
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