Jangan-gu, established on July 1, 1988, is the northern district of the city of
Suwon
Suwon (, ) is the capital and largest city of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea's most populous province which surrounds Seoul, the national capital. Suwon lies about south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety". With a populati ...
in
Gyeonggi-do
Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...
, South Korea. It is approximately 15 km. from central
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 ...
.
Geography
Jangan-gu lies in the north of
Suwon
Suwon (, ) is the capital and largest city of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea's most populous province which surrounds Seoul, the national capital. Suwon lies about south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety". With a populati ...
. It is bordered by
Uiwang
Uiwang () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is one of many satellite cities that ring Seoul, making up the Seoul Capital Area. Its largest immediate urban neighbor is Anyang. The low peaks of the Gwangju Mountains (including Moraks ...
to the north-west,
Yongin
Yongin () is a city in the Seoul Capital Area, the largest in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. With a population over 1 million, the city has developed rapidly since the 21st century, recording the highest population growth of any city in the count ...
to the north and east,
Yeongtong-gu
Yeongtong-gu, established in 2003, is the eastern district of the city of Suwon in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It is split from Paldal-gu and Suwon's newest "gu".
Administrative divisions
Yeongtong Gu is divided into the following "''dong''"s.
* M ...
to the south-east,
Paldal-gu
Paldal-gu is the central district of the city of Suwon in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Administrative divisions
Paldal-gu is divided into the following "''dong''"s.
* Godeung-dong (고등동)
* Hwaseo-dong (화서동), divided in turn into Hwaseo 1 a ...
to the south and
Gwonseon-gu
Gwonseon-gu is the south-western district of the city of Suwon in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Administrative divisions
Gwonseon-gu is divided into the following "''dong''"s.
* Geumgok-dong (Hangul: 금곡동)
* Homaesil-dong (Hangul: 호매실동)
* ...
to the south west.
Jangan-gu's northern border, with
Yongin
Yongin () is a city in the Seoul Capital Area, the largest in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. With a population over 1 million, the city has developed rapidly since the 21st century, recording the highest population growth of any city in the count ...
, is the mountain of
Gwanggyosan
Gwanggyosan (582 m) is a mountain in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies on the border of Suwon and Yongin, though the wider range extends north and so also borders Uiwang, Gwacheon, Seoul, and Seongnam.
The summit offers views across Su ...
. At 582 metres above
sea level
Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardised g ...
,
this is
Suwon's highest point.
Most of the streams passing through Suwon originate in Jangan-gu, on
Gwanggyosan
Gwanggyosan (582 m) is a mountain in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies on the border of Suwon and Yongin, though the wider range extends north and so also borders Uiwang, Gwacheon, Seoul, and Seongnam.
The summit offers views across Su ...
or other nearby peaks. Since
Suwon
Suwon (, ) is the capital and largest city of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea's most populous province which surrounds Seoul, the national capital. Suwon lies about south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety". With a populati ...
is bounded to the east by other hills, the streams, chiefly the
Suwoncheon
The Suwoncheon in South Korea is a tributary of the Hwanggujicheon, which in turn empties into the Yellow Sea at Asan Bay. Its source is on the slopes of Gwanggyosan on the border between Yongin and Suwon, from where it forms the Gwanggyo Reserv ...
, flow southwards through the city, eventually emptying into the
Yellow Sea
The Yellow Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula, and can be considered the northwestern part of the East China Sea. It is one of four seas named after common colour terms ...
at
Asan Bay
Asan Bay is a South Korean bay in the Yellow Sea. Named after the city of Asan immediately to its south, it lies at the mouth of several rivers and separates the provinces of Gyeonggi-do and Chungcheongnam-do
South Chungcheong Province ( ko, ...
. The entirety of
Suwon
Suwon (, ) is the capital and largest city of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea's most populous province which surrounds Seoul, the national capital. Suwon lies about south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety". With a populati ...
is drained in this manner.
Administrative divisions
The administrative "dong" (wards) of Jangan-gu are as follow. These differ substantially from the postal "dong".
*
Jeongja-dong
Jeongja-dong (정자동) is a neighbourhood in the Bundang-gu district of Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It is a very wealthy and relatively new neighbourhood, particularly on the western bank of the Tancheon. As recently as 2004, a view of ...
(
Hangul
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: 정자동) (divided into Jeongja 1 to 3 Dong)
*Jowon-dong (
Hangul
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: 조원동) (divided into Jowon 1 and 2 Dong)
*Pajang-dong (
Hangul
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: 파장동) (divided into Pajang-dong and Imok-dong)
*Songjuk-dong (
Hangul
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: 송죽동)
*Yeonghwa-dong (
Hangul
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: 영화동)
*Yeonmu-dong (
Hangul
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: 연무동) (divided into Yeonmu-dong, Sanggwanggyo-dong and Hagwanggyo-dong)
*Yulcheon-dong (
Hangul
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: 율천동) (divided into Yuljeon-dong and Cheoncheon-dong)
Education
There are 25 municipal and 19 private kindergartens, 20 municipal primary schools, 13 municipal middle schools, 9 municipal and 3 private high schools, 1 college, namely
Dongnam Health College and one university, namely
Sungkyunkwan University's natural science campus, in Jangan-gu.
Recreation
Jangan-gu is home to
Suwon Civil Stadium
Suwon Sports Complex () is a group of sports facilities in Suwon, South Korea. The complex consists of the Suwon Stadium, Suwon Baseball Stadium, and Suwon Gymnasium.
Facilities Suwon Stadium
Suwon Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium and cu ...
, a multi-purpose sports complex which hosted the
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
events of the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
.
The area also contains
Manseok Park
Manseok Park is a large public park in the Jeongja-dong area of Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
Facilities
The centrepiece of the park is a man-made reservoir around which there is a 1200 m track used for walking, running, rolle ...
, a recreational area surrounding a small reservoir.
Food and drink
Jangan-gu has a wide range of restaurants serving food from a variety of countries. With Korean food widespread across the district, there is also Vietnamese food available by North Suwon Homeplus,
Datzzang Japanese
donkas by
Manseok Park
Manseok Park is a large public park in the Jeongja-dong area of Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
Facilities
The centrepiece of the park is a man-made reservoir around which there is a 1200 m track used for walking, running, rolle ...
, Chinese lamb skewers by
Sungkyunkwan University
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU or simply ''Seongdae'', Hangul: 성균관대학교; Hanja: 成均館大學校) is a private comprehensive research university in South Korea. The institution traces its origins to the historic Sungkyunkwan, founde ...
, and
Pizza Hut
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by Cheoncheon-dong's
Lotte Mart
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. Korean-style bars are in abundance throughout the area, while western-style bars can be found by Manseok Park and Sungkyunkwan University.
See also
*
Suwon
Suwon (, ) is the capital and largest city of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea's most populous province which surrounds Seoul, the national capital. Suwon lies about south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety". With a populati ...
*
Gwonseon-gu
Gwonseon-gu is the south-western district of the city of Suwon in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Administrative divisions
Gwonseon-gu is divided into the following "''dong''"s.
* Geumgok-dong (Hangul: 금곡동)
* Homaesil-dong (Hangul: 호매실동)
* ...
*
Paldal-gu
Paldal-gu is the central district of the city of Suwon in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Administrative divisions
Paldal-gu is divided into the following "''dong''"s.
* Godeung-dong (고등동)
* Hwaseo-dong (화서동), divided in turn into Hwaseo 1 a ...
*
Yeongtong-gu
Yeongtong-gu, established in 2003, is the eastern district of the city of Suwon in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It is split from Paldal-gu and Suwon's newest "gu".
Administrative divisions
Yeongtong Gu is divided into the following "''dong''"s.
* M ...
*
Suwon Sports Complex
Suwon Sports Complex () is a group of sports facilities in Suwon, South Korea. The complex consists of the Suwon Stadium, Suwon Baseball Stadium, and Suwon Gymnasium.
Facilities Suwon Stadium
Suwon Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium and curre ...
References
External links
Council of Suwon site
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Districts of Suwon