Geumho-dong () is a region that is considered a ''
dong'' (neighborhood) of
Seongdong District
Seongdong District () is one of the 25 List of districts of Seoul, districts which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. It is situated on the north bank of the Han River (Korea), Han River. It is divided into 20 ''dong'' (neighbourhoods). The ...
,
Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
, South Korea.
Local Government
The current Geumho dong area is considered to be divided into 4
beopjeongdongs(administrative division that is considered to be "legal status neighbourhoods), which are Geumho dong 1-ga, Geumho dong 2 ga, Geumho dong 3 ga, and Geumho dong 4 ga. In reality the region is administered as 3
haengjeongdongs(administrative division that is considered as neighbourhoods for administrative purposes), which treats Geumho 2 ga and 3 ga as a single neighbourhood.
History
The region was originally known as Sucheoli(水鐵里) or Musumak for it was a town where metal was melted to create different farming tools.The region was also known for its cabbage sellers along with the wangsimni region(located in modern day
Haengdang-dong).During a major subdivision change to incorporate the region into the greater seoul metropolitan area in 1946, the region changed its name to geumhodong with the character geum(金) to reflect metal and ho(湖) to reflect the former character su(水) as there were other towns that were also called sucheolli in
Mapo District
Mapo District () is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. Mapo has a population of 381,330 (2015) and has a geographic area of 23.87 km2 (9.22 sq mi), and is divided into 24 '' dong'' (administrative neighborhoods). Mapo is located in ...
.The region in the 1960s was known as a slum, which the koreans called "Daldongne(달동네, moon town)" but since it went subsequent redevelopment it is now considered as a newly rising town for the wealthy along with
Oksu-dong
Oksu-dong () is a '' dong'' (neighbourhood) of Seongdong District, Seoul, South Korea.
History
During the Japanese occupation of Korea, Oksu-dong was a small hamlet known as Doomo-Village () belonging to Hanji () within Goyang County (고양군 ...
.
Places and Transport
Geumho 3 ga dong area currently hosts the "Cherry blossom festival" ever year in April and there is a market called Geumnam market in the region.
The region has two subway stations,
Geumho station for
Seoul Subway Line 3 and
Singeumho station for
Seoul Subway Line 5.
See also
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Administrative divisions of South Korea
South Korea is made up of 22 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 List of special cities of South Korea#Position in hierarchy and types, metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 List of special cities of South Korea, special city (''teukbyeo ...
References
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External links
Seongdong District Official site in EnglishSeongdong District Official websiteMap of Seongdong District
Geumho 1-dong Resident office
Neighborhoods of Seongdong District
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