Hwangseong-dong
Hwangseong-dong is both an administrative and legal dong or a neighbourhood in the administrative subdivisions of the Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea.- Type: Quarter with 29,100 residents
- Description: place in Gyeongju, South Korea
- Also known as: “Hwangseong-dong, Gyeongju” and “Hwangsŏng-tong”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cheomseongdae and Cheonmachong.
Cheomseongdae
Observatory
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Cheomseongdae is an astronomical observatory in Gyeongju, South Korea. Cheomseongdae is the oldest surviving astronomical observatory in Asia, and possibly even the world. Cheomseongdae is situated 4 km south of Hwangseong-dong.
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. Cheonmachong is situated 3½ km south of Hwangseong-dong.
Daereungwon
Park
Photo: 손묵광, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Daereungwon is a complex of Silla-era tumulus tombs in Gyeongju, South Korea. Since 2011, it has been a designated Historic Site of South Korea. The site is a popular tourist attraction. Daereungwon is situated 3½ km south of Hwangseong-dong.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gyeongju and Hyeongok-myeon.
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.
Hyeongok-myeon
Town
Hyeongok-myeon is a myeon or a township in the administrative subdivisions of Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It is bordered by Hyeongsan River, Cheonbuk-myeon and Yonghwang-dong to the east, Bodeok-dong to the south, Geoncheon-eup to the southwest, Seo-myeon to the west and Angang-eup to the north. Hyeongok-myeon is situated 4½ km northwest of Hwangseong-dong.
Hwangseong-dong
- Categories: dong of South Korea and locality
- Location: Gyeongju-si, North Gyeongsang, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.8706° or 35° 52′ 14″ northLongitude
129.2152° or 129° 12′ 55″ eastPopulation
29,100Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)Open location code
8Q7FV6C8+63OpenStreetMap ID
node 415148392OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
8616858Wikidata ID
Q485332
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hwangseong-dong” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hwangseong-dong”
- Chinese: “隍城洞”
- Greek: “Χουάνγκσονγκ-ντονγκ”
- Indonesian: “Hwangseong-dong, Gyeongju”
- Indonesian: “Hwangseong-dong”
- Japanese: “隍城洞”
- Korean: “Hwangseong-dong”
- Korean: “황성동”
- Korean: “隍城洞”
- Swedish: “Hwangseong-dong”
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