Banghwa-dong (Korean: 방화동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Gangseo District, Seoul in Seoul, South Korea.[1][2]
Banghwa-dong | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 방화동 |
| • Hanja | 傍花洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Banghwa-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Panghwa-tong |
 Banghwa-dong Community Service Center, 2014. | |
 | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.83 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 84,743 |
| • Density | 8,816/km2 (22,830/sq mi) |
Name
editThe dong was named banghwa, because of the flowers that were abundant on the mountain Gaehwasan.[4]
Gaehwa-dong
editGaehwa-dong | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 개화동 |
| • Hanja | 開花洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Gaehwa-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Kaehwa-tong |
| | |
| Country | South Korea |
Gaehwa-dong is a dong (neighborhood) of Gangseo District, Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong (법정동) administered under its administrative dong (행정동), Banghwa 2-dong.[5]
Famous Gaehwa-dong residents
edit- Jeong Hyeong-don,[6] Comedian
Education
edit1dong
editSeoul Aero Business High School
2dong
editSee also
edit
References
edit- ^ a b 방화동 (-dong 傍花洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
- ^ "The origin of Banghwa-dong" (in Korean). Gangseo-gu official site. Retrieved 19 April 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Archived copy copyrights.gif Archived 26 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Eastarjet. Retrieved 4 July2011. Address in Korean Archived 26 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 염창동(鹽倉洞) Archived 6 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 서울특별시 강서구 방화동 | 서울기록원. 서울기록원 카탈로그 (in Korean). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Jeong Hyeong-don is the winner of MuDo's Member of the year 2010, with a massive votes by netizen(in Korean), TVReport, 2 January 2011, Retrieved 15 February 2011.
External links
edit- Gangseo-gu official website [permanent dead link]
- (in Korean) Gangseo-gu map at the Gangseo-gu official website
- (in Korean) Dong Resident offices of Gangseo-gu
- Gangseo-gu official website[permanent dead link]
- (in Korean) Gangseo-gu map at the Gangseo-gu official website
- (in Korean) Resident offices of Gangseo-gu
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