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Banghwa-dong

Banghwa-dong (Korean: 방화동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Gangseo District, Seoul in Seoul, South Korea.[1][2]

Banghwa-dong
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul방화동
 • Hanja傍花洞
 • Revised RomanizationBanghwa-dong
 • McCune–ReischauerPanghwa-tong
Banghwa-dong Community Service Center, 2014.
Banghwa-dong Community Service Center, 2014.
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CountrySouth Korea
Area
 • Total9.83 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total84,743
 • Density8,816/km2 (22,830/sq mi)

Eastarjet has its headquarters in Banghwa 2-dong.[3]

Name

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The dong was named banghwa, because of the flowers that were abundant on the mountain Gaehwasan [ko].[4]

Gaehwa-dong

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Gaehwa-dong
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul개화동
 • Hanja開花洞
 • Revised RomanizationGaehwa-dong
 • McCune–ReischauerKaehwa-tong
 
CountrySouth Korea

Gaehwa-dong is a dong (neighborhood) of Gangseo District, Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong (법정동) administered under its administrative dong (행정동), Banghwa 2-dong.[5]

Famous Gaehwa-dong residents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 방화동 (-dong 傍花洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  2. ^ "The origin of Banghwa-dong" (in Korean). Gangseo-gu official site. Retrieved 19 April 2008.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Archived copy copyrights.gif Archived 26 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Eastarjet. Retrieved 4 July2011. Address in Korean Archived 26 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ 염창동(鹽倉洞) Archived 6 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ 서울특별시 강서구 방화동 | 서울기록원. 서울기록원 카탈로그 (in Korean). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. ^ Jeong Hyeong-don is the winner of MuDo's Member of the year 2010, with a massive votes by netizen(in Korean), TVReport, 2 January 2011, Retrieved 15 February 2011.
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37°34′34″N 126°48′50″E / 37.576°N 126.814°E / 37.576; 126.814


 

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