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Hwango-dong

Place in Gyeongju, South Korea

35°50′34″N 129°13′05″E / 35.84285°N 129.21792°E / 35.84285; 129.21792CountrySouth KoreaRegionGyeongjuGovernment

• TypeGyeongju CityArea

• Total1.5 km² (0.6 sq mi)Population

(2008)

• Total10,225 • Density6,800/km² (18,000/sq mi)DialectGyeongsang dialect

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. Its 1.5 square kilometers are home to about 10225 people. It is both an administrative dong and legal dong.^[1]

The city's main railway station was located in the district. Hwango-dong has a middle school and a high school.^[2]

References

^ "황오동 Hwango-dong 皇吾洞" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-08-18.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ 교육기관 [Educational institution] (in Korean). Gyeongju City. Retrieved 2009-08-17. ^{[dead link]}