Seongsan-gu

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Seongsan-gu
성산구
Non-autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul 성산구
  Hanja 城山區
  Revised Romanization Seongsan-gu
  McCune-Reischauer Sŏngsan-ku
CountryFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Region Yeongnam
Area
  Total 81.34 km2 (31.41 sq mi)
Population (2010) [1]
  Total 245,961
  Density 3,023.86/km2 (7,831.8/sq mi)
  Dialect Gyeongnam

Seongsan is a district in Changwon City, South Korea. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Republic of Korea: administrative units, extended". GeoHive. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2017.