Sangil-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of

Gangdong-gu Gangdong District (Gangdong-gu) is one of the 25 '' gu'' which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Gangdong is literally "east of the (Han) River". It is located on the east side of the city. Jungbu (literally "Central Part") Express Motorw ...

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History

Sangil-dong literally means 'Upper Part' and located geographically higher than Hail-dong(Currently

Gangil-dong Gangil-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Gangdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea. Gangil-dong is located on the easternmost side of Seoul. Originally a small farming village where development was prohibited due to its location at Seoul's greenbelt, ...

) where the stream of Genae flows.http://dong.gangdong.go.kr:8081/pub/dong/3240040/01_dong/03/01_dong_03.jsp In 1963, Sangil-dong became a part of

. Until the early 1980s, huge apartments complex named Godeok Jugong Apartments were built by Korea National Housing Corporation (currently Korea Land & Housing Corporation).

Sangil-dong Station Sangil-dong station is the subway station of Line 5 in Gangdong-gu, Seoul. Seoul Metro have extended the subway line from this station to Hanam Geomdansan in the nearby city of Hanam. The South Korean government plans to build a new apartment ...

is the eastern terminus of

Seoul Subway Line 5 Seoul Subway Line 5 of the Seoul Metro, dubbed ''the purple line'', is a long line crossing from west to the east across the Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea. It is one of two subway lines in Seoul to cross ''under'' the Han River (the o ...

and also location for

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from

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was born in Sangil-dong.

Area information

The current postal code of Sangil-dong is 134-090. 134 is for

and 090 is for Sangil-dong.

Offices and Buildings

Samsung Engineering has built new headquarters here. Construction began in September 2009. The complex is composed of three buildings and spans an area of more than 27,000 square meters, making it the fifth-biggest corporate estate in the Seoul area.

References

External links

Gangdong-gu official websiteGangdong-gu map
at the Gangdong-gu official website
Gangdong-gu map

The Sangil dong Resident office
Neighbourhoods of Gangdong District {{Seoul-geo-stub

History

Area information

Offices and Buildings

See also

References

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