| Ilsandong-gu | |
|---|---|
Madu Subway Station, Ilsandong-gu |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 일산동구 |
| Hanja | 一山東區 |
| Revised Romanization | Ilsandong-gu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ilsandonggu |
| Statistics | |
| Administrative divisions | 11 dong |
| Ilsanseo-gu | |
|---|---|
Ilsanseo-gu within Goyang-si. |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 일산서구 |
| Hanja | 一山西區 |
| Revised Romanization | Ilsanseo-gu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ilsansŏ-gu |
| Statistics | |
| Administrative divisions | 9 dong |
Ilsan is the name of two districts or wards (Ilsandong-gu, literally “Eastern Ilsan district”, and Ilsanseo-gu, literally “Western Ilsan district”) in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Ilsan-gu was divided into Ilsandong-gu and Ilsanseo-gu on May 16, 2005.
Compared to Deogyang-gu, which makes up the rest of Goyang, the recently developed area of Ilsan-gu is more organized and planned, and its residents are generally more affluent. Ilsan is located northwest of Seoul. Like other satellite cities in the Seoul National Capital Area such as Bundang and Pyeongchon, Ilsan was planned in order to alleviate housing shortages in the city of Seoul. Ilsan has experienced phenomenal growth in the past 15 years, usually drawing in younger generations of upper middle-class and upper-class Koreans.
The National Cancer Center of Korea is located in Ilsan. Ilsan is also home to Lake Park (호수공원). The lake covers 72.9 acres (295,000 m2). [1] There are several recreational facilities such as biking, inline skating, walking, and a jogging trail that encircles the entire lake. Lake Park also features a cactus arboretum and botanical gardens. The area surrounding Lake Park is a large and sprawling commercial district, which include the Lotte Department Store, Grand Department Store, Hyundai Department Store, as well as the huge La Festa shopping complex and the Western Dom which hosts hundreds of stores, restaurants, entertainment venues, and bars. The nightlife in La Festa and Western Dom is also evident as thousands of young people can be seen and businesses are always bustling, especially the bars and nightclubs pounding out loud music until the early morning hours every day. Ilsan is also the site of an annual electric lights festival. Its dynamic culture and beautiful urban landscape have attracted production of numerous Korean TV shows. As a result, MBC and SBS, two of the three largest television networks, relocated their production centres to Ilsan.
Jeongbalsan Park is located in the center of Ilsan. It is a large residential park which features a large hiking hill with trails, a large Buddhist temple, some historical thatched roof houses, and an outdoor gymnasium.
The Goyang Aram Complex is also located in Ilsan between Lake Park and Jeongbalsan mountain. The theater has 1,887 seats. It is the only wind-pipe concert hall north of the Han River with more than 1,000 seats.[2]
Ilsan is serviced well by lots of public transportation that constantly goes in and out of Seoul. Ilsan is served on the Seoul Metropolitan Subway system by Line 3 and the newly-opened Gyeongui Line. It is also served by various buses that go in and out of Seoul.
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Ilsandong-gu is divided in to 11 dong (동, "neighborhoods"):
Ilsanseo-gu is divided in to 9 dong (동, "neighborhoods"):
Numerous schools have been built in Ilsandong-gu and Ilsanseo-gu starting from the 1980s as the Ilsan New City (일산신도시) was being developed. Starting from 2002, the High School Equalization Policy (고교평준화제도) came into effect, which abolished the former high school admission policies based on the Yeonhabgosa (Unified Entrance Examination, 연합고사).
Ilsandong-gu has 33 schools including: 19 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 7 high schools, and 1 special school.[3]
Ilsanseo-gu has 46 schools including: 22 elementary schools, 12 middle schools, 9 high schools, and 2 special schools.[4]
Hugok (후곡) and Baengma (백마) are notable for their hagwons (학원, "cram school"), and many hagwons are present in the region.