Jamsil-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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Its name is derived from
silkworm
The domestic silk moth (''Bombyx mori''), is an insect from the moth family Bombycidae. It is the closest relative of ''Bombyx mandarina'', the wild silk moth. The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of a silk moth. It is an economically imp ...
breeding during the
Joseon dynasty
Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...
. ''Jamsil'' translates to a room or place for
sericulture
Sericulture, or silk farming, is the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk. Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, ''Bombyx mori'' (the caterpillar of the domestic silkmoth) is the most widely used and intensively studie ...
("jam" is silkworm, "sil" is room). The state encouraged people to raise silkworms, so founded ''Dongjamsil'' (동잠실, literally "east place for sericulture") in the east vicinity of Seoul.
Attractions
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Lotte World
Lotte World is a major recreation complex in Seoul, South Korea. It consists of the world's largest indoor theme park, an outdoor amusement park called "Magic Island", an artificial island inside a lake linked by monorail, shopping malls, a lu ...
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Jamsil Baseball Stadium
Jamsil Baseball Stadium () is a baseball stadium located at 25 Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea. The stadium holds 25,000 people and was built from April 1980 to July 1982. It makes up the Seoul Sports Complex along with the nearby Seoul ...
* Jamsil Hangang Park
* Sincheon
Education
Schools located in Jamsil-dong:
* Seoul Beodeul Elementary School
* Seoul Jamil Elementary School
* Seoul Jamjeon Elementary School
* Seoul Jamsin Elementary School
* Seoul Sincheon Elementary School
* Seoul Songjeon Elementary School
* Aju Middle School
* Chungshin Girls' Middle School
* Jamsin Middle School
* Sincheon Middle School
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Chungshin Girls' High School
* Jamil High School
* Jamsin High School
* Youngdongil High School
Transportation
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Jamsil Station of and of
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Jamsilsaenae Station (formally Sincheon Station) of
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Sports Complex station of
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 ...
References
External links
Jamsil bon-dong resident center siteSongpa-gu map
Neighbourhoods of Songpa District
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