Sadang-dong (Korean: 사당동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Dongjak District, Seoul, South Korea.[1]
Sadang-dong | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 사당동 |
| • Hanja | 舍堂洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Sadang-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Sadang-dong |
| Country | South Korea |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.93 km2 (1.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 99,322 |
| • Density | 33,898/km2 (87,800/sq mi) |
In a survey conducted in 2011 by the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs on 92 Administrative divisions across the country, it reported that the bus stops in Sadang-dong are among the busiest in the country.[2] The name Sadang-dong derives from the fact that there was a shrine in the village. The shrine is like Guolisa Temple for Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, which is the foundation of Joseon philosophy. The location is currently near Isu intersection.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 사당동 (Sadang-dong 舍堂洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ "Gangnam Busiest Subway Station in Korea". The Chosun Ilbo. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
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