Samsan-dong

Samsan-dong, Ulsan

Samsan-dong, Ulsan

Place in Ulsan, South Korea


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.

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History

  • 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

Samsan Elementary School
Paekhap Elementary School
Samshin Elementary School
Ulsan Gangnam Middle School
Samsan High School

See also


References

  1. "Ulsan Metropolitan Namgu Home Page".

Ulsan Namgu home page

35.544°N 129.342°E / 35.544; 129.342



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