Gungjeong-dong is a dong, a neighbourhood, of Jongno-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong ( Korean: 법정동; Hanja:  法 定 洞) administered under its administrative dong (행정동; 行 政 洞), Cheongun-dong. ^{[1] [2]}

History

In November 1945, Yeom Dong-jin purchased a house in this neighborhood and used it as the headquarters for the right-wing terrorist group the White Shirts Society. Eventually, the house was acquired by the Korean Central Intelligence Agency. In 1979, that house served as the location of the assassination of Park Chung Hee. ^[3]

See also

• Administrative divisions of South Korea

References

• "종로구 (Jongno-gu 鍾路區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-22.^{[ permanent dead link]}
• "Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro-gu Official website. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
• "Mapo Information". The chart of Beopjeong-dong assigned by Haengjeong-dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) (in Korean). Mapo-gu Official website. Archived from the original on 2007-11-05.

External links

• Jongno-gu Official site in English
• (in Korean) Jongno-gu Official site
• (in Korean) Status quo of Jongno-gu by administrative dong
• (in Korean) Cheongun-dong Resident office
• (in Korean) The origin of Gungjeong-dong's name^{[ permanent dead link]}

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