Jangan-gu

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Jangan-gu, Suwon

Hangul	수원시 장안구
Hanja	水原市長安區
Revised Romanization	Suwon Jangan-gu
McCune-Reischauer	Suwǒn Jangan-ku

Short name

Hangul	수원 장안구

Statistics

Area	33.1 km² (12.8 sq mi) ^[1]
Population (2008)	290,732 ^[2]
Population density	8,783 /km² (22,750 /sq mi)
Government	Metropolitan City District Council
Administrative divisions	10 dong
Region	Sudogwon (Gijeon)
Dialect	Seoul

Location map

Map of Gyeonggi-do highlighting Jangan-gu.

Jangan-gu, established on July 1, 1988, is the northern district of the city of Suwon in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

1 Geography
2 Administrative Divisions
3 Education
4 References
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Geography

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,^[3] 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.

[edit] Administrative Divisions

The administrative "dong" (wards) of Jangan-gu are as follow. It should be noted that these differ substantially from the postal "dong".

Jeongja-dong (Hangul: 정자동) (divided into Jeongja 1, 2 and 3 Dong)
Jowon-dong (Hangul: 조원동)
Pajang-dong (Hangul: 파장동)
Songjuk-dong (Hangul: 송죽동)
Yeonghwa-dong (Hangul: 영화동)
Yeonmu-dong (Hangul: 연무동)
Yulcheon-dong (Hangul: 율천동)

[edit] 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, namely Dongwon Health College and one university, namely Sungkyunkwan University's natural science campus, in Jangan-gu.