Ilsanseo District

Ilsanseo District (Korean: 일산서구; RR: Ilsanseo-gu; lit. West Ilsan District) is a district in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Ilsan-gu was divided into Ilsandong District and Ilsanseo District on May 16, 2005.

Ilsanseo District 일산서구
Non-autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	一山西區
• Revised Romanization	Ilsanseo-gu
• McCune–Reischauer	Ilsansŏ-gu
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon (Gijeon)
Province	Gyeonggi
City	Goyang
Administrative divisions	9 dong
Population
• Dialect	Seoul
Website	Ilsanseo District Office

Bird's-eye view of Ilsan Seo-gu of Goyang city

It is a district located in the western part of Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do. It has an area of 42.15 km² and is divided into Ilsandong-gu to the east and Ilsanseo-gu to the west, centered on Gobong-ro, which connects Jungsan and Hosu Park. It borders Paju-si to the north and Gimpo-si to the west across the Han River.

Administration

Ilsanseo District is divided into 9 dong (동, "neighborhoods"):

• Ilsan 1(il), 2(i) and 3(sam)-dong (일산1, 2, 3동)
• Tanhyeon-dong (탄현동)
• Juyeop 1(il) and 2(i)-dong (주엽1, 2동)
• Daehwa-dong (대화동)
• Songpo-dong (송포동) [contain Beopgot-dong (법곳동)]
• Songsan-dong (송산동) [divided into Gusan-dong and Gajwa-dong (구산동, 가좌동)]
• Deogi-dong (덕이동)

Education

Ilsanseo District has 46 schools including: 22 elementary schools, 12 middle schools, 9 high schools, and 2 special schools.^[1]

Hugok (후곡) is notable for their hagwons (학원, "cram school"), and many hagwons are present in the region.

Living environment

To improve the living environment of ordinary citizens, 1,800 private rental housing units are scheduled to be built in Deok-i-dong.