Dogok-dong explained

Dogok-dong
Translit Lang1:	Korean
Translit Lang1 Type:	Hangul
Translit Lang1 Info:	도곡동
Translit Lang1 Type1:	Hanja
Translit Lang1 Info2:	Dogok-dong
Translit Lang1 Info3:	Togok-tong
Translit Lang2 Type:	Hangul
Translit Lang2 Type1:	Hanja
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	South Korea
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Seat Type:	Capital
Parts Style:	para
Leader Title:	Mayor
Area Total Km2:	2.04
Population Total:	40111
Population As Of:	2001
Population Density Km2:	19662
Blank Name Sec1:	Dialect

Dogok-dong is an affluent ward of Gangnam-gu in Seoul, South Korea.^{[1] [2]} It is home to high-end residential homes including the Samsung Tower Palace, a luxury residential complex which contains the eleventh-tallest building in South Korea.

Education

Schools located in Dogok-dong:

• Eonju Elementary School
• Seoul Daedo Elementary School
• Daechi Middle School
• Dogok Middle School
• Eunseong Middle School
• Sookmyung Girls' Middle School
• Eunkwang Girls' High School
• Sookmyung Girls' High School
• Chungang University High School

Transportation

Dogok-dong is served by Dogok Station and Hanti Station on the Line. It is also served by Maebong Station, Dogok Station and Yangjae Station on the Line 3 of the Seoul Subway.

See also

• Yangjaecheon
• Samsung Tower Palace
• Dong of Gangnam-gu

External links

• Dogok 1-dong resident office site
• Gangnam-gu site

37.3667°N 145°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: 도곡동 (Dogok-dong 道谷洞) . . 2008-04-16 . Korean .
2. Web site: The origin of the names: Dogok-dong . Gangnam-gu official site . 2008-04-16 . Korean . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050201034323/http://tour.gangnam.go.kr/main_history/history10_08.html . 2005-02-01 .