Dongchon


Dongchon was the name of a historical township in the present day Dalseong County of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea. The area corresponds to the present day neighborhoods of Dong District of Daegu in the southwestern part of Korean Peninsula. It was earlier known as the "Haean-myeon", which in 1940 was renamed to "Dongchon-myeon", and in 1958 it officially became one of the neighborhoods of the expanding Daegu. The historic Town Office of Dongchon was located in the Ipseok-dong area, which is now crowded with people.

Communities

The historic Dongchon area corresponds to the following 6 present day neighborhoods of Dong District of Daegu metropolitan city.
Beopjeongdong HangulHanjaName before 1914 Hangjeongdong
Bullo-dong불로동不老洞
  • Bullo-dong
  • Hyeonsang-dong
  • Guseong-dong
Bullobongmu-dong
Bongmu-dong봉무동鳳舞洞
  • Bongmu-dong
  • Dansan-dong
  • Dogam-dong
  • Oenam-dong
  • Bullobongmu-dong
    Jijeo-dong지저동枝底洞
  • Jijeo-dong
  • Jijeo-dong
    Do-dong도동道洞
  • Do-dong
  • Sanghyang-dong
  • Hahyang-dong
  • Dopyeong-dong
    Pyeonggwang-dong평광동坪廣洞
  • Pyeongni-dong
  • Bukgwang-dong
  • Namgwang-dong
  • Dopyeong-dong
    Geomsa-dong검사동檢沙洞
  • Geomsa-dong
  • Yeoncheon-dong
  • Dopyeong-dong
    Geomsa-dong검사동檢沙洞
  • Geomsa-dong
  • Yeoncheon-dong
  • Dongchon-dong
    Ipseok-dong입석동立石洞
  • Ipseok-dong
  • Dosin-dong
  • Dongchon-dong
    Bangchon-dong방촌동芳村洞
  • Bangchon-dong
  • Gyeogyang-dong
  • Bangchon-dong
    Bangchon-dong방촌동芳村洞
  • Bangchon-dong
  • Gyeogyang-dong
  • Haean-dong
    Dunsan-dong둔산동屯山洞
  • Dunsan-dong
  • Daeam-dong
  • Chil-dong
  • Sang-dong
  • Haean-dong
    Bu-dong부동釜洞
  • Bu-dong
  • Gumyeong-dong
  • Wolcheon-dong
  • Haean-dong
    Sinpyeong-dong신평동新坪洞
  • Pyeongni-dong
  • Sindeok-dong
  • Haean-dong

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