Ungcheon-dong (Korean: 웅천동; Hanja: 熊川洞) is a dong (neighborhood) of Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, South Korea.[1]
Ungcheon-dong | |
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Dong (Neighborhood) | |
 Viewed from the sky, during the winter (2023) | |
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| Coordinates: 34°44′49″N 127°40′51″E / 34.74683°N 127.68075°E | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Province | South Jeolla Province |
| City | Yeosu |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 28,658 |
As of September 2022[update], the population in the area is 28,658 (14,352 male, 14,306 female), living in 10,166 households.[1]
The area is where the mother of the famed Korean admiral Yi Sun-sin is from.[2] The area is host to Yi Sun-sin Park,[3] the park island Jangdo,[4] and Ungcheon Beach Park.[5] It also contains Yi Sun-sin Marina.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "웅천동 - 디지털여수문화대전". yeosu.grandculture.net. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ a b "이순신마리나 - 디지털여수문화대전". yeosu.grandculture.net. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ "이순신공원(여수) > 상세 | 명소 | 열린관광 모두의 여행". access.visitkorea.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "웅천장도공원 - 디지털여수문화대전". yeosu.grandculture.net. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "여수관광문화 > 관광명소 > 섬/해변 > 의 "웅천친수공원" 게시물 상세보기". 여수관광문화 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-02.
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