Jangan District

Jangan-gu

長安區
Jangan-gu 長安區
Non-autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
? Hanja	長安區
? Revised Romanization	Jangan-gu
? McCune-Reischauer	Jangan-ku
	Map of Gyeonggi highlighting Jangan-gu.
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon ( Gijeon )
Province	Gyeonggi
City	Suwon
Administrative divisions	10 dong
Area
? Total	33.17 km 2 (12.81 sq mi)
Population (2016)
? Total	290,408
? Dialect	Seoul
Website	Jangan-gu Office

Jangan District ( Korean : 長安區 ; RR : Jangan-gu ), established on July 1, 1988, is the northern district of the city of Suwon in Gyeonggi Province , South Korea. It is approximately 15 km. from central Seoul .

Geography [ edit ]

Jangan-gu lies in the north of Suwon . It is bordered by Uiwang to the north-west, Yongin to the north and east, Yeongtong-gu to the south-east, Paldal-gu to the south and Gwonseon-gu to the south west.

Jangan-gu's northern border, with Yongin , is the mountain of Gwanggyosan . At 582 metres above sea level , ^[1] this is Suwon's highest point.

Most of the streams passing through Suwon originate in Jangan-gu, on Gwanggyosan or other nearby peaks. Since Suwon is bounded to the east by other hills, the streams, chiefly the Suwoncheon , flow southwards through the city, eventually emptying into the Yellow Sea at Asan Bay . The entirety of Suwon is drained in this manner.

Administrative divisions [ edit ]

The administrative "dong" (wards) of Jangan-gu are as follow. These differ substantially from the postal "dong".

Jeongja-dong ( 정자동 ) (divided into Jeongja 1 to 3 Dong)
Jowon-dong ( 조원동 ) (divided into Jowon 1 and 2 Dong)
Pajang-dong ( 파장동 ) (divided into Pajang-dong and Imok-dong)
Songjuk-dong ( 송죽동 )
Yeonghwa-dong ( 영화동 )
Yeonmu-dong ( 연무동 ) (divided into Yeonmu-dong, Sanggwanggyo-dong and Hagwanggyo-dong)
Yulcheon-dong ( 율천동 ) (divided into Yuljeon-dong and Cheoncheon-dong)

Education [ edit ]

There are 25 municipal and 19 private kindergartens, 20 municipal primary schools, 13 municipal middle schools, 9 municipal and 3 private high schools, 1 college, namely Dongnam Health College and one university, namely Sungkyunkwan University's natural science campus, in Jangan-gu.

Recreation [ edit ]

Jangan-gu is home to Suwon Civil Stadium , a multi-purpose sports complex which hosted the handball events of the 1988 Summer Olympics , and which is now home to KT Wiz baseball team and Suwon FC football team. ^[2]

The area also contains Manseok Park , a recreational area surrounding a small reservoir.

References [ edit ]

^ "韓國의 傘下 - 광교산 ( Hangugui Sanha - Gwanggyosan )" . Korean mountaineering association website . Retrieved 2007-08-07 .
^ "Official Report: Organization and Planning Volume 1: Games of the XXIVth Olympiad Seoul 1988" (PDF) . Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-18 . Retrieved 2010-09-30 .

External links [ edit ]

(in Korean) Council of Suwon site

[Gwanggyosan-1] "韓國의 傘下 - 광교산 ( Hangugui Sanha - Gwanggyosan )" . Korean mountaineering association website . Retrieved 2007-08-07 .

[Olympics-2] "Official Report: Organization and Planning Volume 1: Games of the XXIVth Olympiad Seoul 1988" (PDF) . Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-18 . Retrieved 2010-09-30 .

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