Jamsil-dong

Jamsil-dong
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul
  Hanja
  Revised Romanization Jamsil-dong
  McCune–Reischauer Chamsil-tong

Jamsil Baseball Stadium located in Jamsil 1-dong
Country South Korea
Area
  Total 5.21 km2 (2.01 sq mi)
Population (2013)[1]
  Total 115,739
  Density 22,000/km2 (58,000/sq mi)

Jamsil-dong is a neighbourhood, dong, of Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea.[2] Its name is derived from silkworm breeding during the Joseon dynasty. Jamsil translates to a room or place for sericulture. The state encouraged people to raise silkworms, so founded Dongjamsil (동잠실, literally "east place for sericulture") in the east vicinity of Seoul.[3]

Attractions

Education

Schools located in Jamsil-dong:

Transportation

See also

References

  1. http://www.songpa.go.kr/user.kdf?a=songpa.board.BoardApp&c=4002&list_id=AG0406001000&seq=41871&file_yn=Y&comment_yn=y&cate_id=AG0307001000
  2. "잠실동 (Jamsil-dong 蠶室洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  3. "The origin of the name and timetable of Jamsil-dong (동명 유래/연혁)" (in Korean). The resident center of Jamsil bon-dong. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  4. Violet Kim; Cin Woo Lee; Heidi Chung (2 March 2012). "24 venues open 24 hours in Seoul". CNN Go. Retrieved 24 June 2012.

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