History
''Jeongja'' (정자/) means ''pavilion'', and it is thought that the name comes from local pavilions such as Yeongyeongjeong (영영정/) (also known as Gyogujeong 구정/. Jeongja-dong was originally in Ilyong-myeon, Gwangju-bu (광주부 일용면), and was incorporated into Suwon-bu (수원부) in 1789 as ''Jeongja-ri'' () according to the Suwon Gazette (''Suwon-gun Eupji''), published in 1899. On April 1, 1914, when the name and administrative district were changed by the colonial Japanese, Jinmok-dong and Cheoncheon-dong were renamed ''Cheoncheon-ri'', and fell under the jurisdiction of Ilhyeong-myeon. On October 1, 1936, Ilhyeong-myeon and Uiwang-myeon were merged into Ilwang-myeon, and Cheoncheon-ri became Jeongjeong-ri. After liberation, on August 15, 1949, when the Suwon-eup area was promoted to Suwon-bu (Suwon City), the area was reorganised into Jeongja-ri, Ilwang-myeon, and Hwaseong-gun. On January 1, 1963, by Law No. 1175, it was incorporated into Suwon City from Ilwang-myeon, Hwaseong-gun. At this time, it fell under the jurisdiction of Pajeong-dong, along with Pajeong-ri, Imok-ri, and Yuljeon-ri. According to Suwon City Ordinance No. 1139, on October 1, 1983, Pajeong-dong was separated into Pajeong-dong and Jeongja-dong. On January 1, 1990, according to Suwon City Ordinance No. 1607, it was divided into Jeongja 1-dong and Jeongja 2-dong. On December 31, 1997, when apartments were built in the Jeongja district, the population surged, and on February 10, 2003, Jeongja 1-dong and Jeongja 3-dong were separated. In 1987, SKC opened a chemical factory in Jeongja-1-dong. This has contributed significantly to Suwon's tax revenue. The area is today, however, becoming more residential, and the factory is the cause of the greatest number of complaints from Suwon residents.Geography
The Seohocheon stream flows SSE through Jeongja-dong. Its source is on the south west slopes below Gwanggyo Helipad on the nearby mountain Gwanggyosan, and this stream joins the Hwanggujicheon further south, by Suwon Air Base. The Seohocheon is joined in Jeongja-dong by the Jeongjacheon (also sometimes known as the Yeonghwacheon), which flows SSW from Ilwang Reservoir in Manseok Park.Industry
Jeongja-dong contains an SKC chemical plant producing window film. The plant was reduced in size to create the 3,498-unit 117.7m-tall SK Sky View apartment complex, which opened in 2013.Education
Jeongja-dong has nine elementary schools: Cheoncheon, Cheonil, Daepyeong, Dasol, Dongsin, Hyocheon, Jeongja, Myeongin, and Songnim. There are three middle schools: Cheoncheon, Daepyeong and Myeongin. Cheoncheon, Daepyeong, Gyeonggi Sports High School, Suseong, Jangan, and Yeongsaeng High Schools are also in Jeongja-dong, as is Dongnam Health University.Housing
Apartment complexes in Jeongja-dong include: *Byeoksan Blooming *Cheongsol Village (Halla, SK Hanhwa) *Daedong *Dongsin (Complexes 1 & 2) *Dongyang Gosok Seongji *Dugyeon Village (Byeoksan, KT e-Pyeonhan Sesang) *Halla Vivaldi *Hanguk *Hwaseo Station Park Prugio *Hyundai Byeoksan *Hyundai Kolon *Ilseong *Jugong Deuranche *Saemnae Village (Hyundai, Samho, Sinan) *Samhwan Nauville *Silk Village (Best Town, Hyundai, Ubang, Yeongpung) *Sinan *Sinmyeong Sky View *SK Sky View (opened May 2013, highest apartments in Suwon till 2015) *Yeonkkot Village (Byeoksan, Pungnim) The neighbourhood of houses immediately east of SK Sky View Apartments has been cleared for construction of GS North Suwon Xi Apartments, which are due to open in March 2024.Facilities
Jeongja-dong has a major sports centre—''Life Sports''—with multiple swimming pools, a gym, and other leisure facilities, e.g., a sauna. There are also a trampoline centre (''Jumping Park'') and a roller skating centre (''Roller Park''), both for children. The 1250-seat performing arts centre ''Suwon SK Artrium'' opened in 2014 beside SK Sky View Apartments in northern Jeongja-1-dong. Starfield, a large entertainment, dining, and shopping mall, is under construction in southern Jeongja-2-dong, and is expected to open by early 2024. Suwon Central Police Station, Suwon Fire Station, and the main Suwon Post Office are all in Jeongja-3-dong. Shopping facilities are centred around two main parts of Jeongja-3-dong: near the fire station, and by the railway betweenTransport
Rail
The Gyeongbu Railway Line passes briefly through Jeongja-dong betweenRoad
No major roads pass through the area, but National Route 1 lies just outside its boundaries, and the North Suwon Interchange on theReligion
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