Yonggang-dong
Yonggang-dong is both an administrative and legal dong or a neighbourhood in the administrative subdivisions of the Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarter with 15,800 residents
- Description: place in Gyeongju, South Korea
- Also known as: “Yonggang-dong, Gyeongju” and “Yonggang-tong”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bunhwangsa and Gyeongju Fire Station.
Bunhwangsa
Buddhist temple
Photo: phploveme, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bunhwangsa is a temple complex from the Old Silla era of Korea. It is located in Gyeongju. The temple is recorded to have been built in 634 under the auspices of Queen Seondeok. Bunhwangsa is situated 4 km south of Yonggang-dong.
Gyeongju Fire Station
Fire station
Photo: Hyolee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gyeongju Fire Station is situated 3½ km south of Yonggang-dong.
Gyeongju Post Office
Post office
Photo: Hyolee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gyeongju Post Office is situated 4 km southwest of Yonggang-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 6 km west of Yonggang-dong.
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 southeast of Yonggang-dong.
Yonggang-dong
- Categories: dong of South Korea and locality
- Location: Gyeongju-si, North Gyeongsang, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.8753° or 35° 52′ 31″ northLongitude
129.2377° or 129° 14′ 16″ eastPopulation
15,800Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)Open location code
8Q7FV6GQ+33OpenStreetMap ID
node 415148424OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
8616896Wikidata ID
Q485160
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Yonggang-dong” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Yonggang-dong”
- Chinese: “龍江洞”
- Chinese: “龙江洞”
- Greek: “Γιόνγκανγκ-ντονγκ”
- Indonesian: “Yonggang-dong, Gyeongju”
- Indonesian: “Yonggang-dong”
- Japanese: “龍江洞”
- Korean: “Yonggang-dong”
- Korean: “용강동”
- Korean: “龍江洞”
- Swedish: “Yonggang-dong, Gyeongju”
- Swedish: “Yonggang-dong”
- Urdu: “یونگنگ-ڈونگ، گے ونگجو”
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