Gwonseon District () is the south-western district of the city of Suwon in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
History Gwonseon in "Gwonseonjingak" (勸善懲惡) refers to "encouraging virtue." The district's name originates from Gwonseon-dong, which was located at the center of the area when it was established in 1988. The name traces back to the late Goryeo period, when a scholar named Lee Go lived in seclusion on Mount Paldal and came down to Mangcheon (now the Suwoncheon area) to encourage people to live virtuously. This story became the basis for the name "Gwonseon-dong."
In 1988, when Suwon's population surpassed 500,000, the southern part of the city was established as Gwonseon-gu, while the northern part became Jangan-gu. At that time, areas such as Maesan-ro in front of Suwon Station, Godeung-dong, Ingye-dong, Maetan-dong, and Woncheon-dong were all under Gwonseon-gu's jurisdiction.
Administrative divisions Gwonseon District is divided into the following "dong"s. Geumgok-dong () Homaesil-dong () Gokseon-dong () (divided in turn into Gokbanjeong-dong, Daehwanggyo-dong and Gwonseon-dong) Guun-dong () Gwonseon-dong () (divided in turn into Gwonseon 1 and 2 dong) Ipbuk-dong () (divided in turn into Ipbuk-dong and Dangsu-dong) Pyeong-dong () (divided in turn into Pyeong-dong, Pyeongni-dong, Gosaek-dong and Omokcheon-dong) Seodun-dong () (divided in turn into Seodun-dong and Tap-dong) Seryu-dong () (divided in turn into Seryu 1 to 3 dong [Seryu 2 Dong: Jangji-dong])
Education High School Gyeonggi Daemyeong High School Gosaek High School Gokjeong High School Kwonsun High School Hanbom High School
Middle School Gosaek Middle School Gokban Middle School Kokson Middle School Guwoon Middle School Kwonseon Middle School
Critical Infrastructure Gwonseon District office West Suwon Library Gyeonggi-do Youth Cultural Creation Center(Gyeonggi Sangsang campus) Seoul National University Arboretum
See also Suwon Jangan District Paldal District Yeongtong District
References
External links Suwon City government website Gwonseon District website