Sangdang District (original) (raw)

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Non-autonomous District in Hoseo, South Korea

Sangdang District 상당구
Non-autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul 상당구
• Hanja 上黨區
• Revised Romanization Sangdang-gu
• McCune–Reischauer Sangdang-gu
Sangdang-gu officeSangdang-gu office
Location of Sangdang District
Coordinates: 36°39′4″N 127°29′12″E / 36.65111°N 127.48667°E / 36.65111; 127.48667
Country South Korea
Region Hoseo
Province North Chungcheong
City Cheongju
Administrative divisions 5 myeon and 8 dong
Area
• Total 404.44 km2 (156.16 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total 180,272
• Density 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
• Dialect Chungcheong
Website cheongju.go.kr

Sangdang District (Korean: 상당구; RR: Sangdang-gu) is a non-autonomous district in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Sangdang District was re-established from a part of Sangdang District and a part of Cheongwon-gun in July 2014. The newly created Cheongwon District annexed the part of Sangdang District.[1]

The Hungsu Child was found in the Turubong limestone cave located in Munui-myeon.[2]

Administrative divisions

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Sangdang District is divided into 5 townships (myeon) and 8 neighborhoods (dong).

| | Hangul | Hanja | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------- | ----------- | | Nangseong-myeon | 낭성면 | 琅城面 | | Miwon-myeon | 미원면 | 米院面 | | Gadeok-myeon | 가덕면 | 加德面 | | Namil-myeon | 남일면 | 南一面 | | Munui-myeon | 문의면 | 文義面 | | Jungang-dong | 중앙동 | 中央洞 | | Seongan-dong | 성안동 | 城安洞 | | Tap-dongDaeseong-dong | 탑대성동 | 塔洞 大成洞 | | Yeongun-dong | 영운동 | 永雲洞 | | Geumcheon-dong | 금천동 | 金川洞 | | Yongdam-dongMyeongam-dongSanseong-dong | 용담명암산성동 | 龍潭洞 明岩洞 山城洞 | | Yongam-dong | 용암1동 | 龍岩洞 | | 용암2동 | | |

  1. ^ 인구 84만명 통합 청주시 출범, The Hankyoreh, June 30, 2014.
  2. ^ 흥수아이(興洙─). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 2021-08-21.