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Choji-dong () is '' dong'' (neighborhood) of
Danwon District Danwon District () is a district of Ansan, Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administe ...
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Ansan Ansan (, ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies southwest of Seoul and is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Area. It is connected to Seoul by rail via Seoul Subway Line 4. It is situated on the Yellow Sea coast and some islands lie ...
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Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946. Incheon, ...
, South Korea. Located in the center of the city, it is formed as a residential, green, and industrial complex area, and with the creation of Gojan New Town, the population is rapidly increasing, centering on new apartments. Banwol Industrial Complex and Sihwa Industrial Complex, where the largest small and medium-sized enterprise complex in Korea is built, are included in Choji-dong, Korea, and have a large image as an industrial area. Choji-dong is the heart of the national industry with Banwol National Industrial Complex, which houses more than 2,000 small and medium-sized enterprises. In addition to residents in the jurisdiction, there are Hwarang Recreation Area where many people gather to relax and Citizens Market, a traditional market where the 5-day market is active.


History

Choji-dong was a key point on the west coast that overpowered Namyang Bay from the Three Kingdoms period to the Joseon Dynasty, and in the 7th year of King Hyojong's reign (1656), it was moved to Ganghwado Island, and this place was called Choji and Ganghwado Island's was called Choji. Except for places where fishing flourished earlier, such as Sinchon, old house sites, small Baekjung, large Baekjung, and small Jujeong, most villages were closed and factories were built, and now they thrive as an area where industrial complexes, townhouses, apartments, and houses are harmonized. During the
Joseon Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...
period, it was Choji-ri, War-myeon, Ansan-gun, and became Choji-ri, Gunja-myeon, Siheung-gun on March 1, 1914, and then Choji-dong, Ansan-si on January 1, 1986.


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District.iansan.net/dongoffice/21_dong/00_main/main.jsp Choji-dong
Danwon District Neighborhoods of Ansan {{Gyeonggi-geo-stub