Garak-dong explained

Garak-dong
Settlement Type:	Neighborhood
Translit Lang1:	Korean
Translit Lang1 Type:	Hangul
Translit Lang1 Info:	가락동
Translit Lang1 Type1:	Hanja
Translit Lang1 Info1:	可樂洞
Translit Lang1 Info2:	Garak-dong
Translit Lang1 Type3:	McCune–Reischauer
Translit Lang1 Info3:	Karak-tong
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	South Korea
Area Total Km2:	3.44
Population Total:	67251
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population As Of:	2013
Population Density Km2:	auto

Garak-dong is a dong (neighborhood) of Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea.^[2] The exact etymology is unknown but said that the town was once called garakgol .^[3]

Education

Schools located in Garak-dong:

• 길동 노래방
• Seoul Garak Elementary School
• Seoul Sinka Elementary School
• Gawon Middle School
• Seokchon Middle School
• Songpa Middle School

Transportation

• Ogeum station of
• Garak Market station of and of

See also

• Administrative divisions of South Korea

External links

• Garak-dong resident center website

37.5°N 134°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.songpa.go.kr/user.kdf?a=songpa.board.BoardApp&c=4002&list_id=AG0406001000&seq=41871&file_yn=Y&comment_yn=y&cate_id=AG0307001000 2013년 8월 송파구 인구현황
2. Web site: http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=732239&contentno=732239 . ko:가락동 (Garak-dong 可樂洞) . . 2008-04-15 . Korean .
3. Web site: The origin of the name and timetable of Seokchon-dong (동명 유래/연혁) . The resident center of Garak-dong . 2008-04-15 . Korean.