Sangnok District

Sangnok District (Korean: 상록구; RR: Sangnok-gu) is a district of the city of Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The name "Sangnok" is came from the name of famous Korean novel Sangnoksu (meaning "evergreens"), written by Sim Hoon in 1936.^[1][2]

Sangnok District 상록구
Non-autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	常綠區
• Revised Romanization	Sangnok-gu
• McCune–Reischauer	Sangnok-ku
Map of Gyeonggi Province highlighting Sangnok District
Coordinates: 37°18′46.80″N 126°52′12.00″E
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon (Gijeon)
Province	Gyeonggi
City	Ansan
Administrative divisions	13 dong
Area
• Total	57.89 km2 (22.35 sq mi)
Population  (July 31, 2013)
• Total	390,011
• Density	6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
• Dialect	Seoul
Website	Sangnok-gu Office

Administrative divisions

Sangnok District is divided into the following dongs:

Name	Hangul	Hanja	Population[3]	Households	Area (km2)[4]
Il-dong	일동	一洞	28,147	11,531	2.41
I-dong	이동	二洞	31,063	14,177	2.44
Sa 1-dong	사 1동	四洞	39,482	16,991	2.36
Sa 2-dong	사 2동		36,509	12,734	3.65
Sa 3-dong	사 3동		21,469	7,151	3.68
Bono 1-dong	본오 1동	本五洞	44,140	17,914	6.45
Bono 2-dong	본오 2동		32,562	12,062	0.82
Bono 3-dong	본오 3동		25,344	9,948	1.10
Bugok-dong	부곡동	釜谷洞	23,339	9,059	6.22
Wolpi-dong	월피동	月陂洞	46,754	17,586	5.54
Seongpo-dong	성포동	聲浦洞	29,837	9,662	1.70
Banwol-dong	반월동	半月洞	21,280	8,047	13.16
Ansan-dong	안산동	安山洞	10,085	3,943	8.36

See also

• Ansan
• Danwon District