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Dong District (Dong-gu, lit. East District) is a '' gu'' (district) in northeastern part of
* Ansim-dong
* Bangchon-dong
* Bullobongmu-dong
* Dongchon-dong
* Dopyeong-dong
* Gongsan-dong
* Haean-dong
* Hyomok-dong
* Jijeo-dong
* Sinam-dong
* Sincheon-dong
Korea Daeguhwagyo Elementary School
" International School Information, Government of South Korea. Retrieved on March 30, 2016.
Official site, in English
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Daegu
Daegu (, , literally 'large hill', 대구광역시), formerly spelled Taegu and officially known as the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea.
It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; it is ...
metropolitan city of South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. Daegu city itself lies in the southwestern part of Korean Peninsula
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
. It has a population of 343,678. The district covers 182.35 km², for about 20% of Daegu's total area.
Dong-gu first emerged as the "eastern district office" (동부출장소) in 1938. It achieved ''gu'' status in 1963. In 1998, the administrative divisions were reorganized, and the former 26 ''dong'' were reorganized as 20 ''dong''.
Administrative divisions
* Ansim-dong
* Bangchon-dong
* Bullobongmu-dong
* Dongchon-dong
* Dopyeong-dong
* Gongsan-dong
* Haean-dong
* Hyomok-dong
* Jijeo-dong
* Sinam-dong
* Sincheon-dong
Education
International schools in Dong-gu include: *Daegu International School Daegu International School (DIS; ko, 대구국제학교) is an international school in Dong-gu, Daegu, South Korea. It was established on August 13, 2010, and serves Kindergarten through grade 12.
It is a joint venture between the City of Daegu a ...
*Daegu Chinese Elementary School or Korea Daeguhwagyo Elementary School (한국대구화교초등학교)" International School Information, Government of South Korea. Retrieved on March 30, 2016.
Sister cities
*Huangshan
Huangshan (),Bernstein, pp. 125–127. literally meaning the Yellow Mountain(s), is a mountain range in southern Anhui Province in eastern China. It was originally called “Yishan”, and it was renamed because of a legend that Emperor Xuanyu ...
, China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
Notes and references
See also
*Subdivisions of South Korea
South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 special city (''teukbyeolsi'' ), 1 special self-governing city (''teukbyeol-jachisi'' ), and 9 provinces ('' do'' ), including one ...
*Geography of South Korea
South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula located out from the far east of the Asian landmass. The only country with a land border to South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with of the border ...
External links
Official site, in English
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