Wongok-dong () is

neighbourhood A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural are ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 officially divided into Wongok-1-dong, Wongok-2-dong and Wongok-bondong. The multi cultural special zone (town) is located in wongok-dong. In multi culture town 70% of the people are foreign and 30% of the people are Korean. Wongok-dong has the widest forest area of 34km. The farmland is 18.8km, which is small compared to the total area. Wongok Station was located in Wongok-dong as a stopover for

Suin Line The Suin Line (Suwon-Incheon) was a metro line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway serving the Seoul Capital Area. The original route, abandoned in 1995, was one of the few narrow-gauge railways in South Korea. Opened by the privately owned Chosen ...

. The Suin Line was a narrow-gauge railway that operated Suwon Station in Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, and Incheon Port in Jung-gu, Incheon-si in 1937. Then, in November 1973,

Incheon Port Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...

(South Incheon) Station and Yonghyeon Station were closed, and Songdo, Incheon, became the final stations. Freight transportation was suspended from 1977, and the number of operations decreased to three times a day from 1983, but the Suin Line service was suspended as of January 1, 1996. At that time, Wongok Station and

Gojan Station Gojan Station is a commuter train station on Seoul Subway Line 4 in Ansan, Korea. It is the closest station to Ansan Wa~ Stadium. Its station subname is ''Korea Univ. Ansan Hospital'', as it is located nearby the station. The word "Gojan" originat ...

in Ansan, where Suin Line passes, had more passenger traffic than cargo traffic. This is because all stations and surrounding areas on the Suin Line were the only means of transportation to travel between

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 ...

and

Incheon Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...

at the shortest distance, with cars and route buses insufficient. The current Ansan Station was created in 1988 when the Ansan Line, a metropolitan subway line, was opened. Wongok Station was installed between Ansan Station and Singil Oncheon Station, where trains going up and down were crossing, and after Ansan Station was built, it was closed and demolished. Meanwhile, small factories are located nearby at Wongok Station on the Suin Line, and there are two old trees at the entrance and a sign indicating that it was Wongok Station in the past. In addition to the subway with

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 ...

, Wongok-dong has various city and county roads in addition to Pyeongtaek Siheung Expressway (the 2nd West Coast Expressway), Seoul-Ansan Expressway, and National Road No. 42.

Education

Ansan Seo Elementary School a.k.a. Ansan West Elementary School ( 안산서초등학교) in Wongok-dong has a multicultural program with students from other countries, a rarity in South Korean education.

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Wongok-bondong

Wongok-1-dong

Wongok-2-dong
Danwon-gu Neighbourhoods in Ansan {{SouthKorea-geo-stub