Samsan-dong, Ulsan explained

Samsan-dong
Translit Lang1:	Korean
Translit Lang1 Type:	Hangul
Translit Lang1 Info:	삼산동
Translit Lang1 Type1:	Hanja
Translit Lang1 Info2:	Samsan-dong
Translit Lang1 Info3:	Samsan-dong
Translit Lang2 Type:	Hangul
Translit Lang2 Type1:	Hanja
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	South Korea
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Ulsan
Seat Type:	Capital
Parts Style:	para
Leader Title:	Mayor
Area Total Km2:	5.78
Population Total:	50542
Population Density Km2:	auto
Blank Name Sec1:	Dialect

Samsan-dong is a dong, or neighborhood, of Nam-gu in Ulsan, South Korea. Samsan literally translates as "three mountains".^[1] It is Ulsan's downtown area.

History

• 1911 Previously Jungri, Samsan, Shilli, Daehyeon-myeon
• 1914 Renamed to Samsanri-ro, Ulsan-gun
• June 1, 1962 Samsan-dong, Ulsan-si (city promotion in status)
• 1972 Incorporated to Daldong, Ulsan-si
• March 2, 1995 Divided into Samsan-dong, Dal-dong
• July 15, 1997 Samsan-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan Metropolitan City (promotion in status to metropolitan city)

Schools

Samsan Elementary School
Paekhap Elementary School
Samshin Elementary School
Ulsan Gangnam Middle School
Samsan High School

See also

• South Korea portal

External links

Ulsan Namgu home page

35.544°N 129.342°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ulsan Metropolitan Namgu Home Page.