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Banghwa-dong | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 방화동 |
| • Hanja | 傍 花 洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Banghwa-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Panghwa-tong |
 Banghwa-dong Community Service Center, 2014. | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.83 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)
[1] | |
| • Total | 84,743 |
| • Density | 8,816/km2 (22,830/sq mi) |
Banghwa-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Gangseo-gu in Seoul, South Korea. [1] [2]
Eastarjet has its headquarters in Banghwa 2-dong. [3]
Name
The dong was named banghwa, because of the flowers that were abundant in Gaehwa Mountain. [4]
Gaehwa-dong
Gaehwa-dong | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 개화동 |
| • Hanja | 開 花 洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Gaehwa-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Kaehwa-tong |
| Country | South Korea |
Gaehwa-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Gangseo-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong (법정동) administered under its administrative dong (행정동), Banghwa 2-dong. [5]
Famous Gaehwa-dong residents
- Jeong Hyeong-don, [6] Comedian
See also
References
- ^ a b "방화동 (-dong 傍花洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
- ^ "The origin of Banghwa-dong" (in Korean). Gangseo-gu official site. Retrieved 2008-04-19.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ " copyrights.gif Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine." Eastarjet. Retrieved on July 4, 2011. Address in Korean Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ https://www.gangseo.seoul.kr/new_portal/introduc/main2_3.jsp?show=2
- ^ "서울특별시 강서구 방화동 | 서울기록원". 서울기록원 카탈로그 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ Jeong Hyeong-don is the winner of MuDo's Member of the year 2010, with a massive votes by netizen(in Korean), TVReport, January 2, 2011, Retrieved February 15, 2011.
External links
- Gangseo-gu official website[ permanent dead link]
- (in Korean) Gangseo-gu map at the Gangseo-gu official website
- (in Korean) Dong Resident offices of Gangseo-gu
- Gangseo-gu official website[ permanent dead link]
- (in Korean) Gangseo-gu map at the Gangseo-gu official website
- (in Korean) Resident offices of Gangseo-gu
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