1914년 행정구역을 개편하면서 주변 지역을 통합하는 과정에서 취성산의 동쪽에 있는 지역이어서 "취동리"라고 부르게 되었다.
When the administrative district was reorganized in 1914, it was called "Chwidong-ri" in the process of integrating the surrounding areas because it was an area on the east side of Chwiseong Mountain.