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Dong District () is a '' gu'' in central
Busan Busan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second list of cities in South Korea by population, most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economi ...
, South Korea. It was one of the first 6 ''gu'' of Busan established in 1957. Busan Station is located in Dong-gu. Dong-gu has a status of sister localities with Gwangsan District,
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, Yantai City,
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Administrative divisions

Dong-gu is divided into 4 legal ''dong'', which altogether comprise 17 administrative ''dong'', as follows: * Choryang-dong (5 administrative ''dong'') * Sujeong-dong (5 administrative ''dong'') * Jwacheon-dong (2 administrative ''dong'') * Beomil-dong (5 administrative ''dong'')


Politics

The area is represented in the National Assembly by the West District and East District Busan (South Korean Legislature Constituency)


Education

International schools include: * Overseas Chinese High School, Busan * Chinese Korea Busan School (kindergarten and elementary school)


Tourist attractions

The district contains a famous staircase, the 168 stairs, that has souvenir shops and tourist attractions along the way.


See also

*
Geography of South Korea South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula located out from the far east of the Asian landmass. The only country that shares a land border with South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with of ...


References


External links


Dong-gu website

Dong-gu: Busan Metropolitan Government
Districts of Busan {{Busan-geo-stub