''Garak-dong'' is a neighbourhood, ''
dong'' of
Songpa-gu
Songpa-gu (Hangul: 송파구) is a ''district'' of Seoul, South Korea. Previously known as Wiryeseong, the first capital of the kingdom of Baekje, Songpa is located in the southeastern part of Seoul, the capital city of South Korea. With roug ...
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Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
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South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
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The exact etymology is unknown but said that the town was once called ''garakgol'' (가락골).
Education
Schools located in Garak-dong:
* Seoul Gadong Elementary School
* Seoul Garak Elementary School
* Seoul Sinka Elementary School
* Gawon Middle School
* Seokchon Middle School
* Songpa Middle School
Transportation
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Ogeum station
Ogeum station is a railway station on Line 3 and Line 5 of the Seoul Subway. Seoul Metro operates both Line 3 and 5 platforms. It is the southern terminus of Line 3 and travel time between Ogeum Station and Daehwa Station
Daehwa Station (Stat ...
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Garak Market station
Garak Market Station is a station on Line 3 and Line 8 of Seoul Metropolitan Subway. Garak Market Station is nearby Garak Market
Garak Fish Market or Garak-dong Agricultural Market is an extensive farmers fish market in the neighborhood of Ga ...
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See also
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Administrative divisions of South Korea
South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 special city (''teukbyeolsi'' ), 1 special self-governing city (''teukbyeol-jachisi'' ), and 9 provinces ('' do'' ), including one ...
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References
External links
Garak-dong resident center website
Neighbourhoods of Songpa District
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