Wa-dong () is
neighbourhood
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of
Danwon-gu
'Danwon-gu'' is a district of the city of Ansan in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. The name `Danwon` came from the nickname of Kim Hong Do, a famous Korean artist of the 18th century. The previous name of Kim Hong Do's Hometown was "Ansan", the residen ...
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Ansan
Ansan (Hangeul: , ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies southwest of Seoul and is part of the Seoul National Capital Area. It is connected to Seoul by rail via Seoul Subway Line 4. It is situated on the Yellow Sea coast and so ...
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Gyeonggi Province
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 ...
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South Korea
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. It is located in
Gwangdeoksan Mountain, a famous tourist attraction in Ansan, a sports park and a driver's license test site, a public cemetery, exclusive soccer, badminton, and basketball courts, so sports facilities and parks are in good harmony. Hwajeongcheon Stream flows outside the east, but an undeveloped mountain blocks the center, dividing the living area. It consists of a housing type in which single-family households such as multi-family and multi-family households are more than 90%, and low-income families with 80% of tenants mainly live. It is an area in urgent need of redevelopment as nine distribution stores, the largest commercial site in the jurisdiction, are stagnating due to their small size.
History
During the
Joseon Dynasty
Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...
, it was Wasan-ri and Wah-ri, Inhwa-myeon, Ansan-gun, and on March 1, 1914, it was renamed Wari, Suam-myeon, Siheung-gun.
Wadong originated from Wagol, where tiles were baked, but after being buried when the western part of Gwangdeoksan Mountain collapsed due to flood damage in the middle of the Joseon Dynasty, natural villages were all closed due to the development of new towns, and most of the villages were Gajagol, Dwitgol, Dongjak-ri, Saemal, Ansil, Wadugi, and Keungogae Pass.
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Wa-dong
Danwon-gu
Neighbourhoods in Ansan
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