Dong (administrative division)

Neighborhood
Hangul
Hanja
RRdong
MRtong
Administrative neighborhood
Hangul
행정동
Hanja
行政洞
RRhaengjeongdong
MRhaengjŏngdong
Legal-status neighborhood
Hangul
법정동
Hanja
法定洞
RRbeopjeongdong
MRpŏpchŏngdong

A dong (Korean: ) or neighborhood is a submunicipal level administrative unit of a city and of those cities which are not divided into wards throughout Korea. The unit is often translated as neighborhood and has been used in administrative divisions of both North Korea and South Korea.