Myeongjang is a '' dong'' in

Dongnae-gu Dongnae District is a '' gu'' in central Busan, South Korea. Administrative divisions It has a population of about 300,000, and an area of 16.7 square kilometers. It was once a separate city, the principal port of southeastern Korea. Numerous ...

Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

. It is divided into two administrative ''dong'', Myeongjang 1-dong and Myeongjang 2-dong. The total area is 1.78 km², with a population of 39,656. It borders

Geumjeong-gu Geumjeong District is a district in north central Busan, South Korea. Approximately 7.3% of Busan's population is in Geumjeong-gu. The Hoedong Reservoir is located on the district's eastern boundary, and the mountain Geumjeongsan on the west ...

on the north. The old site of the

Dongnae eupseong site The Dongnaeeupseong Fortress is located on Dongnae-gu, Busan Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea. Traditionally in Korea, a wall-fortress was erected in each town to keep it safe from invasions. In this area called Dongnae, there were some ...

is located in Myeongjang-dong. The name "Myeongjang" was first applied to this region in the early

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 r ...

. The area was officially designated Myeongjang-ri in 1740. It gained ''dong'' status in 1953. It was split into two administrative ''dong'' in 1990. Each ''dong'' office has ten employees.

External links

Myeongjang 1-dong website, in KoreanMyeongjang 2-dong website, in Korean
{{coord missing, South Korea Dongnae District Neighbourhoods in Busan

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