Giheung District

Giheung District (Korean: 기흥구; RR: Giheung-gu) is a gu (district) in Yongin, South Korea. It has 10 dong (neighborhoods). Its area is 81.67 km² and it has 439.877 inhabitants (in 2022). Giheung District was formed in 2005. It was formed with other gu in Yongin in 2005.

Giheung District 기흥구
Non-autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	器興區
• Revised Romanization	Giheung-gu
• McCune–Reischauer	Kihŭng-gu
Map of Gyeonggi highlighting Giheung District.
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon (Gijeon)
Province	Gyeonggi
City	Yongin
Area
• Total	81.67 km2 (31.53 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	439,877
• Density	5,384.17/km2 (13,944.9/sq mi)
• Dialect	Seoul
Website	Giheung District Office

Administrative divisions

Giheung District is divided into the following "dong"s.

• Giheung-dong (divided in turn into Gomae-dong and Gongse-dong)
• Sanggal-dong (divided in turn into Sanggal-dong, Bora-dong and Jigok-dong)
• Singal-dong (divided in turn into Singal-dong, Hagal-dong and Yeongdeok-dong)
• Guseong-dong (divided in turn into Eonnam-dong and Cheongdeok-dong)
• Dongbaek-dong (divided in turn into Dongbaek-dong and Jung-dong)
• Seonong-dong (combination of Seocheon-dong and Nongseo-dong)
• Gugal-dong
• Mabuk-dong
• Bojeong-dong
• Sangha-dong

List of gu in Yongin

• Cheoin District
• Suji District

Attractions

• Hill 151 in Bora-dong, There was a battle between Turkish Brigade and Chinese People's Volunteer Army during Korean War.

Gallery

• 
  Gugal-dong
• 
  Bojeong-dong