Danwon District (Korean: 단원구; RR: Danwon-gu) is a district of Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The name "Danwon" came from the nickname of Kim Hong Do, a famous Korean artist of the 18th century. The previous name of Kim Hong Do's hometown was "Ansan"; the residents wanted to rename the district so that it related to their great artist Kim Hong-do.

Administrative divisions

Danwon District is divided into the following dongs:

NameHangulHanjaPopulationHouseholdsArea (km2)
Wa-dong, Ansan와동瓦洞47,03219,5583.23
Gojan 1-dong고잔 1동古棧洞23,9559,1671.75
Gojan 2-dong고잔 2동25,3329,6351.87
Hosu-dong호수동湖水洞44,98614,8082.48
Wongokbon-dong원곡본동元谷洞51,58215,2648.12
Wongok 1-dong원곡 1동14,3594,2870.95
Wongok 2-dong원곡 2동16,9445,3010.96
Choji-dong초지동草芝洞54,96817,67221.16
Seonbu 1-dong선부 1동仙府洞19,2057,4660.86
Seonbu 2-dong선부 2동28,31811,3742.07
Seonbu 3-dong선부 3동37,17913,7205.81
Daebu-dong대부동大阜洞7,5743,76642.37

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