Geumseong-dong

Geumseong
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.
Country	South Korea
Administrative divisions	1 administrative dong
Area
• Total	8.41 km^2 (3.25 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,211
• Density	144/km^2 (370/sq mi)

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-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.

See also

• Geography of South Korea
• Administrative divisions of South Korea

References

금정구청 영문. Busan Metropolitan City Geumjeong-gu. 2009. Archived from the original on 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2015-03-10.

35°15′12″N 129°3′23″E