Jangan District

Jangan District

장안구
Jangan District 장안구
Non-autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	Trường An khu
•Revised Romanization	Jangan-gu
•McCune–Reischauer	Changan-gu
	Map of Gyeonggi highlighting Jangan District.
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon(Gijeon)
Province	Gyeonggi
City	Suwon
Administrative divisions	10dong
Area
• Total	33.17 km2(12.81 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	290,408
• Dialect	Seoul
Website	Jangan-gu Office

Jangan District(Korean:장안구;RR:Jangan-gu), established on July 1, 1988, is the northern district of the city ofSuwoninGyeonggi Province,South Korea. It is approximately 15 km. from centralSeoul.

Geography

Jangan District lies in the north ofSuwon.It is bordered byUiwangto the north-west,Yonginto the north and east,Yeongtong Districtto the south-east,Paldal Districtto the south andGwonseon Districtto the south west.

Jangan District's northern border, withYongin,is the mountain ofGwanggyosan.At 582 metres abovesea level,^[1]this isSuwon'shighest point.

Most of the streams passing through Suwon originate in Jangan District, onGwanggyosanor other nearby peaks. SinceSuwonis bounded to the east by other hills, the streams, chiefly theSuwoncheon,flow southwards through the city, eventually emptying into theYellow SeaatAsan Bay.The entirety ofSuwonis drained in this manner.

Administrative divisions

The administrative "dong" (wards) of Jangan District 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

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, namelyDongnam Health Collegeand one university, namelySungkyunkwan University'snatural science campus, in Jangan District.

Recreation

Jangan District is home toSuwon Civil Stadium,a multi-purpose sports complex which hosted thehandballevents of the1988 Summer Olympics,and which is now home toKT Wizbaseball team andSuwon FCfootball team.^[2]

The area also containsManseok Park,a recreational area surrounding a small reservoir.

References

^한국의 산하 - 광교산 (Hangugui Sanha - Gwanggyosan).Korean mountaineering association website.Archived fromthe originalon 2007-09-06.Retrieved2007-08-07.
^"Official Report: Organization and Planning Volume 1: Games of the XXIVth Olympiad Seoul 1988"(PDF).Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2008-11-18.Retrieved2010-09-30.

External links

(in Korean)Council of Suwon site

[Gwanggyosan-1] 한국의 산하 - 광교산 (Hangugui Sanha - Gwanggyosan).Korean mountaineering association website.Archived fromthe originalon 2007-09-06.Retrieved2007-08-07.

[Olympics-2] "Official Report: Organization and Planning Volume 1: Games of the XXIVth Olympiad Seoul 1988"(PDF).Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2008-11-18.Retrieved2010-09-30.

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