Yonggang-dong (Korean: 용강동) is a dong (neighbourhood) of Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea.[1][2]
Yonggang-dong | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 용강동 |
| • Hanja | 龍江洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Yonggang-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Yonggang-dong |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,710 |
| • Density | 16,000/km2 (42,000/sq mi) |
History
editYonggang-dong was named after Yonggang-myeon, Goyang-gun, and it was named according to the Fengshui Geography that Mapo River is like a dragon's head. Mapo-dong originated because of the existence of Maponaru, and on April 1, 1914, Gyeongseongbu abolished the five-member 8 exemption, and part of Mapo-dong was designated as Dohwa-dong, and others were made Mapo-dong. The name of Tojeong-dong is derived from the fact that Ji-ham Lee, famous for his secret of Tojeong, built a pavilion out of soil. On October 1, 1946, it became Yonggang-dong, Mapo District. On April 18, 1955, the name was changed to Gwanran-dong, and on May 18, 1970, it became Yonggang-dong again.
Dong prescribed by law
edit- Yonggang-dong
- Tojeong-dong
- Mapo-dong
- Dohwa-dong
- Daeheung-dong
- Yeomni-dong
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 용강동 (Yonggang-dong 龍江洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ^ "The origin of the dong' name (Yonggang-dong 용강동)" (in Korean). Mapo District official site. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- "Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro District Official website.
- "Mapo Information". The chart of legal dong assigned by administrative dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) (in Korean). Mapo District Official website.
External links
edit- Mapo District official website in English
- Map of Mapo District at the Mapo District official website
- (in Korean) Map of Mapo District at the Mapo District official website
- (in Korean) Yonggang-dong resident office website
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