Ilsandong-gu
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Ilsandong-gu 일산동구 |
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| Non-autonomous District | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hanja | 一山東區 |
| • Revised Romanization | Ilsandong-gu |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Ilsantong-gu |
 Map of Gyeonggi highlighting Ilsandong-gu. |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Region | Sudogwon (Gijeon) |
| Province | Gyeonggi |
| City | Goyang |
| Administrative divisions | 11 dong |
| Population | |
| • Dialect | Seoul |
| Website | Ilsandong-gu Office |
Ilsandong-gu (literally “Eastern Ilsan district”) is a district in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Ilsan-gu was divided into Ilsandong-gu and Ilsanseo-gu on May 16, 2005.
Ilsandong-gu is divided into 11 dong (동, "neighborhoods"):
The National Cancer Center of Korea is located in Ilsan. Ilsan is also home to Lake Park (호수공원). The lake covers 72.9 acres (295,000 m2) and is the largest artificial lake in Asia. There are several recreational facilities such as promenade road, bicycle path, inline skating, walking, and a jogging trail that encircles the lake. Lake Park also features a large variety of wild flowers and plants, such as cactus arboretum and botanical gardens. It is the venue for the annual Goyang World Flower and the filming location of Seoul Broadcasting System's drama Star's Lover.
The area surrounding Lake Park is a large and sprawling commercial district, which include the Lotte Department Store, Grand Department Store, Hyundai Department Store, as well as the huge La Festa shopping complex and the Western Dom which hosts hundreds of stores, restaurants, entertainment venues, and bars. The nightlife in La Festa and Western Dom is also evident as thousands of young people can be seen and businesses are always bustling, especially the bars and nightclubs pounding out loud music until the early morning hours every day. Ilsan is also the site of an annual electric lights festival. Its dynamic culture and beautiful urban landscape have attracted production of numerous Korean TV shows. As a result, MBC and SBS, two of the three largest television networks, relocated their production centres to Ilsan.
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