Dong-gu, Busan

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For a list of South Korean gu named Dong-gu, please see Dong-gu.

Dong-gu
Hangul:	동구
Hanja:	東區
Revised Romanization:	Dong-gu
McCune-Reischauer:	Tong-ku
Statistics
Area:	9.77 km²
Population:	109,879 Dec 31 2005 reg [1]
Pop. density:	11,247 people/km²
Administrative divisions:	17 administrative dong

Dong-gu (literally east gu) is a gu in central Busan, South Korea. It has an area of 9.77 km², and a population of about 110,000. 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-gu in Gwangju and Zhifu District in Yantai City, China.

[edit] 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)

[edit] External links

• Dong-gu website (in english)

[edit] See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• Geography of South Korea