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Dong-gu, Busan

Dong
동구
Autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja
 • Revised Romanization Dong-gu
 • McCune-Reischauer Tong-ku
Korea-Busan-Street-02.jpg
Official logo of Dong
Logo
Busan Dong-gu.svg
Country South Korea
Region Yeongnam
Provincial level Busan
Administrative divisions 17 administrative dong
Area
 • Total 9.77 km2 (3.77 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 109,879
 • Dialect Gyeongsang
Website Dong District Office

Dong District (literally east district) is a gu in central Busan, South Korea. It was one of the first 6 gu of Busan established in 1957.

Busan Station is located in Dong-gu.

Dong-gu has a status of sister localities with Gwangsan-gu in Gwangju and Zhifu District in Yantai City, China.

Dong-gu is divided into 4 legal dong, which altogether comprise 17 administrative dong, as follows:

International schools include:

Coordinates: 35°07′46″N 129°02′44″E / 35.1294°N 129.0455°E / 35.1294; 129.0455


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