Gwonseon District

Gwonseon District
권선구
Non-autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja勸善區
 • Revised RomanizationGwonseon-gu
 • McCune–ReischauerKwŏnsŏn-gu
Map of Gyeonggi highlighting Gwonseon District.
Map of Gyeonggi highlighting Gwonseon District.
CountrySouth Korea
RegionSudogwon (Gijeon)
ProvinceGyeonggi
CitySuwon
Area
 • Total47.4 km2 (18.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total314,035
 • Dialect
Seoul
WebsiteGwonseon District Office

Gwonseon District (Korean: 권선구; RR: Gwonseon-gu) is the south-western district of the city of Suwon in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

Administrative divisions

Gwonseon District is divided into the following "dong"s.

  • Geumgok-dong (금곡동)
  • Homaesil-dong (호매실동)
  • Gokseon-dong (곡선동) (divided in turn into Gokbanjeong-dong, Daehwanggyo-dong and Gwonseon-dong)
  • Guun-dong (구운동)
  • Gwonseon-dong (권선동) (divided in turn into Gwonseon 1 and 2 dong)
  • Ipbuk-dong (입북동) (divided in turn into Ipbuk-dong and Dangsu-dong)
  • Pyeong-dong (평동) (divided in turn into Pyeong-dong, Pyeongni-dong, Gosaek-dong and Omokcheon-dong)
  • Seodun-dong (서둔동) (divided in turn into Seodun-dong and Tap-dong)
  • Seryu-dong (세류동) (divided in turn into Seryu 1 to 3 dong [Seryu 2 Dong: Jangji-dong])

Critical Infrastructure

  • Gwonseon District office
  • West Suwon Library
  • Gyeonggi-do Youth Cultural Creation Center(Gyeonggi Sangsang campus)
  • Seoul National University Arboretum

See also