Gugi-dong explained

Gugi-dong
Translit Lang1:	Korean
Translit Lang1 Type:	Hangul
Translit Lang1 Info:	구기동
Translit Lang1 Type1:	Hanja
Translit Lang1 Info1:	舊基洞
Translit Lang1 Info2:	Gugi-dong
Translit Lang1 Info3:	Kugi-dong
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
Blank Name Sec1:	Dialect

Gugi-dong is a dong (neighborhood) of Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong (법정동) administered under its administrative dong (행정동), Pyeongchang-dong.^[1]

Attractions

Bukhansan National Park includes several hiking trails.Seungasa Temple, including the Gugi-dong Seated Buddha Carving, 5 meters tall, carved on granite rock.

Education

Lycée International Xavier is located in this dong.^[2] It moved there from Hyehwa-dong in May 2005.^[3]

See also

• Administrative divisions of South Korea

References

• Web site: http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=139888&contentno=139888 . ko:종로구 (Jongno District 鍾路區) . . 2008-04-22 . Korean .
• Web site: Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong . Guro District Official website . Korean . 2008-04-25 . 2014-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006120702/http://www2.guro.go.kr/site/gu/page.jsp?code=guf040100010 . dead .
• Web site: Mapo Information . The chart of Beopjeong-dong assigned by Haengjeong-dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) . Mapo District Official website . Korean . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071105043941/http://www.mapo.go.kr/Design/html_cms/e_ward/03_office_dong_law.jsp . 2007-11-05 .

External links

• Jongno District Official site in English
• Jongno District Official site
• Status quo of Jongno District by administrative dong
• Pyeongchang-dong Resident office
• Origin of Gugi-dong name

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=763364&contentno=763364. ko:구기동 (Gugi-dong 舊基洞). Doosan Encyclopedia. 2008-04-23. Korean.
2. "Contact." Lycée International Xavier. Retrieved on 22 May 2014. "23, BIBONG-GIL (151, GUGI-DONG), JONGNO-GU, 110-804 SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA" - Address in Korean: "서울특별시 종로구 비봉길 23 (구기동 151) (우)110-804"
3. "School History" (Archive). Lycée International Xavier. Retrieved on May 22, 2014.