Yeomchang-dong (Korean: 염창동) is a dong (neighbourhood) of Gangseo District, Seoul, South Korea.[1]
Yeomchang-dong | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 염창동 |
| • Hanja | 鹽倉洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Yeomchang-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Yŏmch'ang-tong |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 42,695 |
| • Density | 20,572/km2 (53,280/sq mi) |
Name
editThe dong is named after a salt storage that originally existed in the region, which stored salt that was acquired in the western seas and transported through the Han river.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 염창동 (Yeomchang-dong 鹽倉洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
- ^ 소금창고에서 아파트촌으로 변신한 염창동. The Chosun Ilbo. 2010-06-28.
External links
edit- Gangseo-gu official website
- (in Korean) Gangseo-gu map at the Gangseo-gu official website
- (in Korean) Resident offices of Gangseo-gu
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