Dongcheon-dong

Dongcheon-dong is both an administrative and legal dong or a of the Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province, . It is bordered by on the east, and Seongdong-dong on the west, Bohwang-dong on the south and on the north.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Quarter with 26,500 residents
  • Description: place in Gyeongju, South Korea
  • Also known as: “Dongcheon-dong, Gyeongju” and “Tongch’on-tong”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cheomseongdae and Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond.

Observatory
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is an astronomical observatory in , South Korea. is the oldest surviving astronomical observatory in Asia, and possibly even the world.

Park
Photo: Korea Heritage Service, CC BY-SA 4.0.
are a Silla-era former palace and artificial pond in , South Korea. They were part of the palace complex of ancient Silla.

Museum
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The is a in , South Korea. Its holdings are largely devoted to relics of the Silla kingdom, of which Gyeongju was the capital.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gyeongju and Bomun Lake Resort.

Photo: riNux, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is in province, . The capital of the Silla Kingdom for approximately the whole first millennium CE, is definitely worth visiting if you are interested in Korean history.

Locality
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The or Bomun Tourist Complex is a large tourist complex around Bomun Lake in the city of , South Korea. The resort covers the districts of Bomun-dong, Sinpyeong-dong, Amgok-dong and Cheongun-dong. is situated 5 km east of Dongcheon-dong.

Dongcheon-dong

Latitude
35.8516° or 35° 51′ 6″ north
Longitude
129.2343° or 129° 14′ 4″ east
Population
26,500
Elevation
54 metres (177 feet)
Open location code
8Q7FV62M+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 415148419
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
8605141
Wiki­data ID
Q485423
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Satellite Map

Discover Dongcheon-dong from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Dongcheon-dong” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Dongcheon-dong (baranggay sa Habagatang Korea, Gyeongsangbuk-do)”
  • Cebuano: “Dongcheon-dong”
  • Chinese: “东川洞”
  • Chinese: “東川洞”
  • Greek: “Ντόνγκτσον-ντονγκ”
  • Indonesian: “Dongcheon-dong, Gyeongju”
  • Indonesian: “Dongcheon-dong”
  • Japanese: “ドンチョンドン”
  • Japanese: “東川洞”
  • Korean: “Dongcheon-dong”
  • Korean: “경상북도 경주 동천동”
  • Korean: “경상북도 경주시 동천동”
  • Korean: “경주 동천동”
  • Korean: “경주시 동천동”
  • Korean: “동천”
  • Korean: “동천동 (경주)”
  • Korean: “동천동 (경주시)”
  • Korean: “동천동”
  • Korean: “東川洞”
  • Persian: “دونگچئون-دونگ”
  • Swedish: “Dongcheon-dong, Gyeongju”
  • Swedish: “Dongcheon-dong”

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