| Dongcheon-dong | |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 동천동 |
| Hanja | 東川洞 |
| Revised Romanization | Dongcheon-dong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Tongch'on-tong |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5.26 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 26,507 [1] |
| Population density | 5,039.4/km2 (13,051.9/sq mi)[1] |
| Government | Gyeongju City |
| Region | Gyeongju |
| Dialect | Gyeongsang dialect |
Dongcheon-dong is both an administrative and legal dong or a neighbourhood of the Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It is bordered by Bodeok-dong on the east, Yonggang-dong and Seongdong-dong on the west, Bohwang-dong on the south and Cheonbuk-myeon on the north. Its 5.26 square kilometers are home to about 26,507 people. After the liberation of Korea, returnees from abroad were numerous; a village for them was constructed in present-day Dongcheon-dong[1]
Dongcheon-dong has one elementary school and Gyeonghui School established for the mentally disabled.[2]
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