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″ northLongitude
127.54228° or 127° 32′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8Q69WG2R+WWOpenStreetMap ID
node 415147765OpenStreetMap 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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