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Geumseong is a dong (neighborhood) in Geumjeong District, Busan, South Korea. A lightly populated district, it is situated entirely within the mountain range of Geumjeongsan. It is bounded to the west by Hwamyeong-dong and Geumgok-dong in Buk District, to the northwest by Dong-myeon of Yangsan City, to the east by Cheongnyong-dong, Namsan-dong, Guseo-dong, and Jangjeon-dong of Geumjeong District, and to the south by Oncheon-dong in Dongnae District. The northernmost point in Geumseong-dong is at Godang-bong, the highest peak in Geumjeongsan.
Geumseong | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 금성동 |
| • Hanja | 金城洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Geumseong-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Kŭmsŏng-dong |
 A view of the village of Sanseong, looking south towards Pari-bong. | |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Administrative divisions | 1 administrative dong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.41 km2 (3.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,211 |
| • Density | 144/km2 (370/sq mi) |
Geumseong-dong is a rural district connected by public transit to the rest of Busan by bus service only. Despite covering a comparatively large area, Geumseong-dong is not subdivided into additional "administrative dong" due to its low population. There are two points of access to the dong where the main road, Sanseong-ro, connects to Hwamyeong-dong in the west, and Jangjeon-dong in the east. The only major area of settlement within the dong is in the village of Sanseong-myeon (literally "mountain fortress village").
The name Geumseong derives from Geumjeongsanseong, a large mountain fortress built in 1703 that is located largely within the dong.
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edit금정구청 영문. Busan Metropolitan City Geumjeong-gu. 2009. Archived from the original on 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2015-03-10.