Banghwa-dong is a ''
dong'', neighbourhood of
Gangseo-gu in
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 of ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
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has its headquarters in Banghwa 2-dong.
Name
The dong was named banghwa, because of the flowers that were abundant in
Gaehwa Mountain
Gaehwa-dong
Gaehwa-dong is a ''
dong'', neighbourhood of
Gangseo-gu in
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 of ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
. It is a legal dong (법정동) administered under its administrative dong (행정동), Banghwa 2-dong.
Famous Gaehwa-dong residents
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Jeong Hyeong-don
Jung Hyung-don (; born February 7, 1978) is a South Korean comedian and television host. He is best known for his roles on the variety shows '' Infinite Challenge'' and ''Weekly Idol''.
Early life and education
Jung was born in Gimcheon in Nor ...
,
Jeong Hyeong-don is the winner of MuDo's Member of the year 2010, with a massive votes by netizen
TVReport, January 2, 2011, Retrieved February 15, 2011. Comedian
See also
*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 ...
*Banghwa Bridge
The Banghwa Bridge crosses the Han River in South Korea and connects the Gangseo-gu in Seoul and Goyang in Gyeonggi Province. The bridge is a part of the Incheon International Airport Expressway. At over 2.5 km in length, it is the longest ...
References
External links
Gangseo-gu official website
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Gangseo-gu map
at the Gangseo-gu official website
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Dong Resident offices of Gangseo-gu
Gangseo-gu map
at the Gangseo-gu official website
Resident offices of Gangseo-gu
Neighbourhoods of Gangseo District, Seoul
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