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15-496: Ilsandong District 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 m) 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

30-517: A county ( gun ), and of some cities ( si ) with a population of less than 500,000. The main town or towns in a county—or the secondary town or towns within a city's territory—are designated as eup . Towns are subdivided into villages ( ri ). In order to form an eup , the minimum population required is 20,000. A myeon ( 면; 面 ) is one of the divisions – along with eup – of a county ( gun ) and some cities ( si ) of fewer than 500,000 population. Myeons have smaller populations than eups and represent

45-426: A population of less than 150,000 (more than that would make it a city or si ), is less densely populated than a gu , and is more rural in character than either of the other 2 divisions. Gun are comparable to British non-metropolitan districts . Counties are divided into towns ( eup ) and townships ( myeon ). Specially, the size of a "gun" is less than a US "county". A gu ( 구; 區 ) is equivalent to district in

60-463: A population of over 500,000 (such as Suwon , Cheongju , Cheonan and Jeonju ) is considered as a specific city, which can set non-autonomous districts( gu ). An administrative city does not have a city council and the mayor of the city is appointed by the provincial governor. A gun ( 군; 郡 ) is one of the divisions of a province (along with si ), and of the metropolitan cities of Busan , Daegu , Incheon and Ulsan (along with gu ). A gun has

75-467: A result, MBC and SBS , two of the three largest television networks, relocated their production centres to Ilsan. Jeongbalsan Park is located in the center of Ilsan. It is a large residential park which features a large hiking hill with trails, a large Buddhist temple, some historical thatched roof houses, and an outdoor gymnasium. The Goyang Aram Complex is also located in Ilsan between Lake Park and Jeongbalsan mountain. The theater has 1,887 seats. It

90-570: A variety of smaller entities, including cities ( si 시/市 ), counties ( gun 군/郡 ), districts ( gu 구/區 ), towns ( eup 읍/邑 ), townships ( myeon 면/面 ), neighborhoods ( dong 동/洞 ) and villages ( ri 리/里 ). Official Revised Romanization of Korean spellings are used The top tier of administrative divisions are the provincial-level divisions, of which there are several types: provinces (including special self-governing provinces), metropolitan cities, special cities, and special self-governing cities. The governors of

105-470: Is made up of 22 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities ( gwangyeoksi 광역시/廣域市 ), 1 special city ( teukbyeolsi 특별시/特別市 ), 1 special self-governing city ( teukbyeol-jachisi 특별자치시/特別自治市 ), and 14 provinces ( do 도/道 ), including three special self-governing provinces ( teukbyeol jachido 특별자치도/特別自治道 ) and five claimed by the ROK government . These are further subdivided into

120-509: Is the only division of towns ( eup ) and townships ( myeon ). The ri is the smallest level of rural government to contain any significant number of people. Although the details of local administration have changed over time, the basic outline of the current three-tiered system was implemented under the reign of Gojong in 1895. A similar system also remains in use in North Korea . Ri (administrative division) A ri or village

135-484: Is the only wind-pipe concert hall north of the Han River with more than 1,000 seats. Ilsandong District has 33 schools, including 19 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 7 high schools, and 1 special school. Baengma ( 백마 ) is notable for its hagwons , or cram schools, and many hagwons operate in the region. Subdivisions of South Korea [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] South Korea

150-457: The West. The metropolitan cities of Busan, Daegu, Incheon and Ulsan contain gun as well. Gu are similar to boroughs in some Western countries, and a gu office handles many of the functions that would be handled by the city in other jurisdictions. Gu are divided into neighborhoods ( dong ). An eup ( 읍; 邑 ) is similar to the unit of town. Along with myeon , an eup is one of the divisions of

165-555: The case of Myeongjang 1-dong and Myeongjang 2-dong). In such cases, each administrative dong has its own office and staff. The primary division of a dong is the tong ( 통; 統 ), but divisions at this level and below are seldom used in daily life. Some populous dong are subdivided into ga ( 가; 街 ), which are not a separate level of government, but only exist for use in addresses. Many major thoroughfares in Seoul, Suwon, and other cities are also subdivided into ga . A ri ( 리; 里 )

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180-643: 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

195-522: 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 Festival 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

210-410: The provincial-level divisions are elected every four years. A si ( 시; 市 , pronounced [ɕi] ) is one of the divisions of a province, along with gun . A city must have a neighborhood( dong ) and can have towns( eup ), townships( myeon ) if the city is combined with urban and rural areas. Once an eup of a county ( gun ) attains a population of 50,000, the county can become a city. A city with

225-505: The rural areas of a county or city. Myeons are subdivided into villages ( ri ). The minimum population limit is 6,000. A dong ( 동; 洞 ) is the primary division of districts ( gu ), and of those cities ( si ) which are not divided into districts. The dong is the smallest level of urban government to have its own office and staff. In some cases, a single legal dong is divided into several administrative dong . Administrative dong are usually distinguished from one another by number (as in

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