Dongsung-dong is a ''
dong'', neighbourhood of
Jongno-gu
Bosingak bell pavilion
Jongno District () is a district () in central Seoul, South Korea. It takes its name from a major local street, Jongno, which means "Bell Road".
Characteristics
Jongno District has been the center of the city for 600 yea ...
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Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
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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 ...
. It is a legal dong (''beopjeong-dong'' 법정동 ) administered under its administrative dong (''haengjeong-dong'' 행정동 ),
Ihwa-dong.
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Notable places
* The Korean Culture & Arts Foundation (Hanguk Munhwa Yesul Jinheungwon 한국문화예술진흥원)
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Korea National Open University
Korea National Open University (KNOU, ko, 한국방송통신대학교) is a national university of South Korea. The school provides higher education including undergraduate, graduate and non-degree programs as well as distance-learning courses ...
(Hanguk Bangsong Tongsin Daehakkyo 한국방송통신대학교)
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Marronnier Park
Marronnier Park (Hangul: 마로니에 공원) is a park in the Daehangno district of Seoul.
Overview
At the center of the park is a Common Horse-chestnut, horse chestnut (marronnier) tree, of the genus Aesculus, for which the park takes its name ...
* National Institute for International Education Development, Ministry of Education (Gukje Gyoyuk Jinheungwon 국제교육진흥원)
* Dongsoong Art Center
See also
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Administrative divisions 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 ...
References
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External links
Jongno-gu Official site in EnglishJongno-gu Official siteStatus quo of Jongno-gu by administrative dong
Ihwa-dong Resident office
Origin of Dongsung-dong name
Neighbourhoods of Jongno-gu
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