| Ilsandong-gu | |
| Native Name Lang: | ko |
| Settlement Type: | Non-autonomous District |
| Translit Lang1: | Korean |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hanja |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | 一山東區 |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Ilsandong-gu |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Ilsantong-gu |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Korea |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sudogwon (Gijeon) |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gyeonggi |
| Subdivision Type3: | City |
| Subdivision Name3: | Goyang |
| Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
| Parts: | 11 dong |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Dialect |
| Population Blank1: | Seoul |
Ilsandong District is a district in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Ilsan-gu was divided into Ilsandong-gu, meaning 'east of Ilsan' and Ilsanseo-gu, meaning 'west', on May 16, 2005.[1]
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 (Korean: 호수공원). The lake covers 72.9acres and is the largest artificial lake in Asia.[2] 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 Festival and the filming location of Seoul Broadcasting System's drama Star's Lover.[3]
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.
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 is the only wind-pipe concert hall north of the Han River with more than 1,000 seats.[2]
Ilsandong-gu has 33 schools, including 19 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 7 high schools, and 1 special school.[4] Baengma (백마) is notable for its hagwons (학원), or cram schools, and many hagwons operate in the region.