Danwon District

Danwon District
단원구
Non-autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja檀園區
 • Revised RomanizationDanwon-gu
 • McCune–ReischauerTanwŏn-gu
Map of Gyeonggi Province highlighting Danwon District.
Map of Gyeonggi Province highlighting Danwon District.
Coordinates: 37°19′08″N 126°48′43″E / 37.319°N 126.812°E / 37.319; 126.812
CountrySouth Korea
RegionSudogwon (SCA)
ProvinceGyeonggi
CityAnsan
Administrative divisions12 dong
Area
 • Total91.23 km2 (35.22 sq mi)
Population
 (July 31, 2013)
 • Total371,434
 • Density4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Seoul
WebsiteDanwon District Office

Danwon District (Korean: 단원구; RR: Danwon-gu) is a district of Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The name "Danwon" came from the nickname of Kim Hong Do, a famous Korean artist of the 18th century. The previous name of Kim Hong Do's hometown was "Ansan"; the residents wanted to rename the district so that it related to their great artist Kim Hong-do.[1]

Administrative divisions

Danwon District is divided into the following dongs:

Name Hangul Hanja Population[2] Households Area (km2)[3]
Wa-dong, Ansan 와동 瓦洞 47,032 19,558 3.23
Gojan 1-dong 고잔 1동 古棧洞 23,955 9,167 1.75
Gojan 2-dong 고잔 2동 25,332 9,635 1.87
Hosu-dong 호수동 湖水洞 44,986 14,808 2.48
Wongokbon-dong 원곡본동 元谷洞 51,582 15,264 8.12
Wongok 1-dong 원곡 1동 14,359 4,287 0.95
Wongok 2-dong 원곡 2동 16,944 5,301 0.96
Choji-dong 초지동 草芝洞 54,968 17,672 21.16
Seonbu 1-dong 선부 1동 仙府洞 19,205 7,466 0.86
Seonbu 2-dong 선부 2동 28,318 11,374 2.07
Seonbu 3-dong 선부 3동 37,179 13,720 5.81
Daebu-dong 대부동 大阜洞 7,574 3,766 42.37

See also

References

  1. ^ Danwon District, Danwon District (2016-04-29). "name's origin, danwon-gu". Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  2. ^ http://stat.iansan.net/02_sub/body01.jsp?NT_ID=82&flag=VIEW&SEQ_ID=367103&page=1[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ 안산시 통계. Archived from the original on 2013-09-05. Retrieved 2013-09-05.