Dong 동구
Autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	東區
• Revised Romanization	Dong-gu
• McCune-Reischauer	Tong-ku
Flag
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Provincial level	Busan
Administrative divisions	17 administrative dong
Area
• Total	9.77 km2 (3.77 sq mi)
Population  (2005[1])
• Total	109,879
• Dialect	Gyeongsang
Website	Dong District Office

Dong District (literally east district) is a gu in central Busan, South Korea. It was one of the first 6 gu of Busan established in 1957.

Busan Station is located in Dong-gu.

Dong-gu has a status of sister localities with Gwangsan-gu in Gwangju and Zhifu District in Yantai City, China.

Administrative divisions

Dong-gu is divided into 4 legal dong, which altogether comprise 17 administrative dong, as follows:

• Choryang-dong (5 administrative dong)
• Sujeong-dong (5 administrative dong)
• Jwacheon-dong (2 administrative dong)
• Beomil-dong (5 administrative dong)

Politics

The area is represented in the National Assembly by the West District and East District Busan (South Korean Legislature Constituency)

Education

International schools include:

• Overseas Chinese High School, Busan
• Chinese Korea Busan School (kindergarten and elementary school)^[2]