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Dong District, Ulsan
Dong District (Dong-gu) is a district in eastern Ulsan, South Korea. Its name literally means "East Ward".
Administrative divisions
Dong district is further divided into neighbourhoods. These neighbourhoods include:
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Education
Ulsan College (East Campus)
See also
List of districts in South Korea
References
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Coordinates: 35°30′N 129°25′E / 35.500°N 129.417°E / 35.500; 129.417
Ulsan
Ulsan (Korean pronunciation: [uls͈an]), officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's seventh largest metropolis with a population of over 1.1 million. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring Busan to the south and facing Gyeongju to the north.
Ulsan is the industrial powerhouse of South Korea, forming the heart of the Ulsan Industrial District, which is home to the world's largest automobile assembly plant operated by the Hyundai Motor Company, the world's largest shipyard operated by Hyundai Heavy Industries and the world's second largest oil refinery, owned by SK Energy. In 2012, Ulsan had a GDP per capita of $79,623, the highest of any region in South Korea.
Administrative divisions
Ulsan is divided into 4 gu (districts) and 1 gun (county).
Economy
As the center of the Ulsan Industrial District, the city is the corporate base of the multinational Hyundai conglomerate. Up to 1962, Ulsan operated as a fishing port and market centre. As part of South Korea's first five-year economic plan, Ulsan became an open port. Additionally, major industrial plants and factories were developed, including in particular an oil refinery, fertiliser plants, automobile production and heavy industries. The shipbuilding port Bangeojin became part of the city in 1962.
東區
東區 (pinyin: dōng qū; Hanja for Hangul: 동구 Dong'gu), 东区 (Simplified Chinese), or 東区 (Japanese Higashi-ku), all literally meaning East District, could refer to the following:
Japan
Mainland China
South Korea
Taiwan
Dong District, Daejeon
Dong District (Dong-gu) is a district in Daejeon, a metropolitan city in South Korea.
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Coordinates: 36°20′N 127°26′E / 36.33°N 127.43°E / 36.33; 127.43
Dong District, Daegu
Dong District (Dong-gu, lit. East District/City) is a gu (district) in northeastern Daegu, South Korea. It has a population of 343,678. The district covers 182.35 km², for about 20% of Daegu's total area.
Dong-gu first emerged as the "eastern district office" (동부출장소) in 1938. It achieved gu status in 1963. In 1998, the administrative divisions were reorganized, and the former 26 dong were reorganized as 20 dong.
Administrative divisions
Sister cities
Huangshan, China
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Coordinates: 35°53′N 128°38′E / 35.89°N 128.64°E / 35.89; 128.64
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