Namyeong-dong explained

Namyeong-dong
Translit Lang1:Korean
Translit Lang1 Type:Hangul
Translit Lang1 Info:남영동
Translit Lang1 Type1:Hanja
Translit Lang1 Info2:Namyeong-dong
Translit Lang1 Info3:Namyŏng-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 Km2:1.19
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:7980
Population As Of:2013
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Dialect

Namyeong-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Yongsan-gu in Seoul, South Korea.[2] [3]

Etymology

The name Namyeong originates from the presence of military camps near the area and its location in the southern part of downtown Seoul.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 용산구청. 2013-09-21. 2013-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20130925103858/http://www.yongsan.go.kr/pms/board/detail.do?boardidn=73&sitecdv=S0000100&decorator=pmsweb&menucdv=03040100&boardseqn=159&mode=detail1&budget=03&currentPage=0. dead.
  2. Web site: 남영동 (Namyeong-dong 南營洞) . 2008-04-21 . . Korean.
  3. Web site: The origin of dongs in Yongsan-gu . Yongsan-gu official site . 2008-04-21 . Korean.