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Samsan dong

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Country
  
South Korea

Area
  
5.78 km²

Region
  
Ulsan

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Samsan-dong is a dong, or neighborhood, of Nam-gu in Ulsan, South Korea. Samsan literally translates as "three mountains". It is Ulsan's downtown area.

Contents

Map of Samsan-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan, South Korea

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

    References

    Samsan-dong Wikipedia
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