Danwon District

Danwon District (Korean: 단원구; RR: Danwon-gu) is a district of Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The name "Danwon" came from the nickname of Kim Hong Do, a famous Korean artist of the 18th century. The previous name of Kim Hong Do's hometown was "Ansan"; the residents wanted to rename the district so that it related to their great artist Kim Hong-do.^[1]

Danwon District 단원구
Non-autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	檀園區
• Revised Romanization	Danwon-gu
• McCune–Reischauer	Tanwŏn-gu
Map of Gyeonggi Province highlighting Danwon District.
Coordinates: 37.319°N 126.812°E / 37.319; 126.812
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon (SCA)
Province	Gyeonggi
City	Ansan
Administrative divisions	12 dong
Area
• Total	91.23 km2 (35.22 sq mi)
Population  (July 31, 2013)
• Total	371,434
• Density	4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
• Dialect	Seoul
Website	Danwon District Office

Administrative divisions

Danwon District is divided into the following dongs:

Name	Hangul	Hanja	Population[2]	Households	Area (km2)[3]
Wa-dong, Ansan	와동	瓦洞	47,032	19,558	3.23
Gojan 1-dong	고잔 1동	古棧洞	23,955	9,167	1.75
Gojan 2-dong	고잔 2동		25,332	9,635	1.87
Hosu-dong	호수동	湖水洞	44,986	14,808	2.48
Wongokbon-dong	원곡본동	元谷洞	51,582	15,264	8.12
Wongok 1-dong	원곡 1동		14,359	4,287	0.95
Wongok 2-dong	원곡 2동		16,944	5,301	0.96
Choji-dong	초지동	草芝洞	54,968	17,672	21.16
Seonbu 1-dong	선부 1동	仙府洞	19,205	7,466	0.86
Seonbu 2-dong	선부 2동		28,318	11,374	2.07
Seonbu 3-dong	선부 3동		37,179	13,720	5.81
Daebu-dong	대부동	大阜洞	7,574	3,766	42.37

See also

• Sangnok District