Sangdang District

Sangdang District 상당구
Non-autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	상당구
• Hanja	上黨區
• Revised Romanization	Sangdang-gu
• McCune–Reischauer	Sangdang-gu
Sangdang-gu office
Coordinates: 36°39′4″N 127°29′12″E
Country	South Korea
Region	Hoseo
Province	North Chungcheong
City	Cheongju
Administrative divisions	5 myeon and 8 dong
Area
• Total	404.44 km^2 (156.16 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	180,272
• Density	450/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
• Dialect	Chungcheong
Website	cheongju.go.kr

Sangdang District (Korean: 상당구; RR: Sangdang-gu) is a non-autonomous district in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Sangdang District was re-established from a part of Sangdang District and a part of Cheongwon-gun in July 2014. The newly created Cheongwon District annexed the part of Sangdang District.^[1]

Archaeology

The Hungsu Child was found in the Turubong limestone cave located in Munui-myeon.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Sangdang District is divided into 5 townships (myeon) and 8 neighborhoods (dong).

	Hangul	Hanja
Nangseong-myeon	낭성면	琅城面
Miwon-myeon	미원면	米院面
Gadeok-myeon	가덕면	加德面
Namil-myeon	남일면	南一面
Munui-myeon	문의면	文義面
Jungang-dong	중앙동	中央洞
Seongan-dong	성안동	城安洞
Tap-dong Daeseong-dong	탑대성동	塔洞 大成洞
Yeongun-dong	영운동	永雲洞
Geumcheon-dong	금천동	金川洞
Yongdam-dong Myeongam-dong Sanseong-dong	용담명암산성동	龍潭洞 明岩洞 山城洞
Yongam-dong	용암1동	龍岩洞
	용암2동

References

1. 인구 84만명 통합 청주시 출범, The Hankyoreh, June 30, 2014.
2. 흥수아이(興洙─). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 2021-08-21.

External links

• (in Korean) Official website