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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.
Samsan-dong | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 삼산동 |
• Hanja | 三山洞 |
• Revised Romanization | Samsan-dong |
• McCune–Reischauer | Samsan-dong |
Country | South Korea |
Region | Ulsan |
Area | |
• Total | 5.78 km2 (2.23 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 50,542 |
• Density | 8,700/km2 (23,000/sq mi) |
History
edit- 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
editSamsan Elementary School
Paekhap Elementary School
Samshin Elementary School
Ulsan Gangnam Middle School
Samsan High School
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
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