Geumseong-dong

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Geumseong
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul
 • Hanja
 • Revised RomanizationGeumseong
 • McCune–ReischauerKŭmsŏng
A view of the village of Sanseong, looking south towards Pari-bong.
A view of the village of Sanseong, looking south towards Pari-bong.
Geumjeong Map - Geumseong-dong.png
CountrySouth Korea
Administrative divisions1 administrative dong
Area
 • Total8.41 km2 (3.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,211
 • Density144/km2 (370/sq mi)

Geumseong is a dong, or precinct, in Geumjeong-gu, 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 in Buk District, to the northwest by Dong-myeon of Yangsan City, to the east by , Namsan-dong, Guseo-dong, and Jangjeon-dong of Geumjeong-gu, and to the south by in Dongnae-gu. The northernmost point in Geumseong-dong is at , 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.

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

Coordinates: 35°15′12″N 129°3′23″E / 35.25333°N 129.05639°E / 35.25333; 129.05639

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