Dorong-ri

Dorong-ri is a village in South Jeolla, South Korea. Dorong-ri is situated nearby to the village Jungheung-ri, as well as near Woljeon-ri.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Suncheon Japanese Castle.

Suncheon Japanese Castle

Ruins

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Suncheon Castle, also known as Suncheon Waeseong, Japanese name Juntenjō, is the only remaining Japanese castle in South Jeolla Province, and the battlefield of Yi Sun-sin who tempted Konishi Yukinaga from here to Noryang Point known as Battle of Noryang Point. Suncheon Japanese Castle is situated 3½ km east of Dorong-ri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haeryong-myeon and Yulchon-myeon.

Haeryong-myeon

Town

Haeryong-myeon, also called Haeryong Township, or Haeryong for short, is a myeon in Suncheon, a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The township is located in the south-eastern part of the city with a total area of 49.93 square kilometres.

Yulchon-myeon

Town

Yulchon-myeon, also called Yulchon Township, or shortly Yulchon, is a myeon in Yeosu city of South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The myeon is located in the north-western part of the city. Yulchon-myeon is situated 6 km southeast of Dorong-ri.

Suncheon

Photo: Steve46814, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Suncheon is in South Jeolla province on the south coast of the Korean Peninsula. Suncheon is a middle-sized town of 280,000 people near the sea, and is an important center of industry and agriculture. It is about 1 hour from the major city of Gwangju.

Dorong-ri

Type: Village
Category: locality
Location: South Jeolla, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.90236° or 34° 54′ 9″ north

Longitude

127.54228° or 127° 32′ 32″ east

Open location code

8Q69WG2R+WW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 415147765

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

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In Other Languages

From Greek to Korean—“Dorong-ri” goes by many names.

Greek: “Ντόρονγκ-ρι”
Korean: “Dorong-ri”
Korean: “도롱리”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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