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.
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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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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
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 ...
. 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 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 ...
and also location for
Hanyoung Foreign Language High School.
Nayeon from
Twice
Twice (; Japanese: トゥワイス, Hepburn: ''To~uwaisu''; commonly stylized as TWICE) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, ...
was born in Sangil-dong.
Area information
The current postal code of Sangil-dong is 134-090. 134 is for
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.
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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.
See also
* Administrative divisions 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 ...
*
Administrative divisions of Seoul
The districts of Seoul are the twenty-five '' gu'' ("districts"; hangeul: 구; hanja: 區) comprising Seoul, South Korea. The ''gu'' vary greatly in area (from 10 to 47 km2) and population (from less than 140,000 to 630,000). Songpa-gu is t ...
*
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
Gangdong-gu official websiteGangdong-gu map
at the Gangdong-gu official website
Gangdong-gu map
The Sangil dong Resident office
Neighbourhoods of Gangdong District
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