Hwango-dong
Hwango-dong is a dong or a neighbourhood of the Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It is located in the central Gyeongju and is bordered by Bohwang-dong on the east, Jangang-dong on the west, Hwangnam-dong on the south and Seongdong-dong on the north.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarter with 10,200 residents
- Description: place in Gyeongju, South Korea
- Also known as: “Hwango-tong”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cheomseongdae Observatory and Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond.
Cheomseongdae Observatory
Observatory
Photo: phploveme, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cheomseongdae is an astronomical observatory in Gyeongju, South Korea. Cheomseongdae is the oldest surviving astronomical observatory in Asia, and possibly even the world.
Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond
Park
Photo: Korea Heritage Service, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond are a Silla-era former palace and artificial pond in Gyeongju, South Korea. They were part of the palace complex of ancient Silla.
Cheonmachong
Photo: Symtux, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cheonmachong, formerly Tomb No. 155, is a tumulus located in Gyeongju, South Korea. It is located inside the tomb complex Daereungwon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gyeongju and Bomun Lake Resort.
Gyeongju
Photo: riNux, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gyeongju is in North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. The capital of the Silla Kingdom for approximately the whole first millennium CE, Gyeongju is definitely worth visiting if you are interested in Korean history.
Bomun Lake Resort
Locality
The Bomun Lake Resort or Bomun Tourist Complex is a large tourist complex around Bomun Lake in the city of Gyeongju, South Korea. The resort covers the districts of Bomun-dong, Sinpyeong-dong, Amgok-dong and Cheongun-dong. Bomun Lake Resort is situated 6 km east of Hwango-dong.
Hwango-dong
- Categories: dong of South Korea and locality
- Location: Gyeongju-si, North Gyeongsang, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.8425° or 35° 50′ 33″ northLongitude
129.2221° or 129° 13′ 20″ eastPopulation
10,200Elevation
51 metres (167 feet)Open location code
8Q7FR6RC+XROpenStreetMap ID
node 415148420OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
8616857Wikidata ID
Q4207502
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hwango-dong” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hwango-dong”
- Chinese: “皇吾洞”
- Greek: “Χουάνγο-ντονγκ”
- Indonesian: “Hwango-dong”
- Japanese: “ファンオドン”
- Japanese: “ファンオ洞”
- Japanese: “皇吾洞”
- Korean: “Hwango-dong”
- Korean: “황오동”
- Korean: “皇吾洞”
- Persian: “هوانگو-دونگ”
- Swedish: “Hwango-dong”
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