Cheoin District

Cheoin District
Cheoin District
Non-autonomous District
	Map of Gyeonggi highlighting Cheoin District.
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon (Gijeon)
Province	Gyeonggi
City	Yongin
Population
• Dialect	Seoul
Website	Cheoin District Office
Korean name
Hangul	처인구
Hanja	處仁區
RR	Cheoin-gu
MR	Ch'ŏin-gu

Cheoin District (Korean: 처인구) is the largest gu in Yongin; it is located in the southeastern part of the city. It has four dong (neighborhoods), two eup (towns), and five myeon (townships).

Under administrative districts

Jungang-dong (divided into Gimnyangjang-dong and Namdong)
Yeoksam-dong (combination of Yeokbuk-dong and Samga-dong)
Yurim-dong (combination of Yubang-dong and Gorim-dong)
Dongbu-dong (divided into Mapyeong-dong, Unhak-dong, Haegok-dong and Hodong)
Pogok-eup
Mohyeon-eup
Yangji-myeon
Wonsam-myeon
Baegam-myeon
Idong-eup
Namsa-eup

List of Gu in Yongin

Attractions

In Gimnyangjang-dong, There was a battle between Turkish Brigade and Chinese People's Volunteer Army during Korean War.
The MBC Dramia located within this gu at Yongcheon-ri, Baegam-myeon. The Dramia features functional reproductions of castles, palaces and even non-elite housing from various periods of Korean history, and thus serves the filming location of MBC's historical dramas, most notably, Jumong, Queen Seondeok, Dong Yi and The Moon Embracing the Sun. When there are no active shoots, viewing tours are available to the public, which include traditional folk games, historical court dress and archery.

References

↑ Lee, Cin Woo (16 March 2012). "Beyond Seoul: 19 reasons to explore Korea". CNN Go. Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 6 May 2012.

37°14′04″N 127°12′05″E / 37.23444°N 127.201346°E / 37.23444; 127.201346

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[1] Lee, Cin Woo (16 March 2012). "Beyond Seoul: 19 reasons to explore Korea". CNN Go. Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 6 May 2012.