Ungcheon-dong
Dong (Neighborhood)
Viewed from the sky, during the winter (2023)
Viewed from the sky, during the winter (2023)
Coordinates: 34°44′49″N 127°40′51″E / 34.74683°N 127.68075°E / 34.74683; 127.68075
CountrySouth Korea
ProvinceSouth Jeolla Province
CityYeosu
Population
 (2022)
 • Total28,658

Ungcheon-dong (Korean: 웅천동; Hanja: 熊川洞) is a dong (neighborhood) of Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, South Korea.[1]

As of September 2022, 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.[1] The area is host to Yi Sun-sin Park,[2] the park island Jangdo,[3] and Ungcheon Beach Park.[4] It also contains Yi Sun-sin Marina.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "웅천동 - 디지털여수문화대전". yeosu.grandculture.net. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  2. ↑ "이순신공원(여수) > 상세 | 명소 | 열린관광 모두의 여행". access.visitkorea.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  3. ↑ "웅천장도공원 - 디지털여수문화대전". yeosu.grandculture.net. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  4. ↑ "여수관광문화 > 관광명소 > 섬/해변 > 의 "웅천친수공원" 게시물 상세보기". 여수관광문화 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-02.
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