Jangan District Explained

Jangan-gu
Native Name Lang:ko
Settlement Type:Non-autonomous District
Translit Lang1:Korean
Translit Lang1 Type1:Hanja
Translit Lang1 Info2:Jangan-gu
Translit Lang1 Info3:Jangan-ku
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:Suwon
Parts Type:Administrative divisions
Parts:10 dong
Area Total Km2:33.17
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:290408
Population Blank1 Title:Dialect
Population Blank1:Seoul

Jangan District, established on July 1, 1988, is the northern district of the city of Suwon in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is approximately 15 km. from central Seoul.

Geography

Jangan-gu lies in the north of Suwon. It is bordered by Uiwang to the north-west, Yongin to the north and east, Yeongtong-gu to the south-east, Paldal-gu to the south and Gwonseon-gu to the south west.

Jangan-gu's northern border, with Yongin, is the mountain of Gwanggyosan. At 582 metres above sea level,[1] this is Suwon's highest point.

Most of the streams passing through Suwon originate in Jangan-gu, on Gwanggyosan or other nearby peaks. Since Suwon is bounded to the east by other hills, the streams, chiefly the Suwoncheon, flow southwards through the city, eventually emptying into the Yellow Sea at Asan Bay. The entirety of Suwon is drained in this manner.

Administrative divisions

The administrative "dong" (wards) of Jangan-gu are as follow. These differ substantially from the postal "dong".

Education

There are 25 municipal and 19 private kindergartens, 20 municipal primary schools, 13 municipal middle schools, 9 municipal and 3 private high schools, 1 college, namely Dongnam Health College and one university, namely Sungkyunkwan University's natural science campus, in Jangan-gu.

Recreation

Jangan-gu is home to Suwon Civil Stadium, a multi-purpose sports complex which hosted the handball events of the 1988 Summer Olympics, and which is now home to KT Wiz baseball team and Suwon FC football team.[2]

The area also contains Manseok Park, a recreational area surrounding a small reservoir.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 한국의 산하 - 광교산 (Hangugui Sanha - Gwanggyosan). Korean mountaineering association website. 2007-08-07.
  2. Web site: Official Report: Organization and Planning Volume 1: Games of the XXIVth Olympiad Seoul 1988 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081118220933/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1988/1988v1p1.pdf . dead . 2008-11-18 . Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee . 2010-09-30 .