Seokchon-dong

Seokchon-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	석촌동
• Hanja	石村洞
• Revised Romanization	Seokchon-dong
• McCune–Reischauer	Skŏch'on-tong
Country	South Korea
Area
• Total	0.95 km^2 (0.37 sq mi)
Population (2013)[1]
• Total	35,315
• Density	34,480/km^2 (89,300/sq mi)

Seokchon-dong is a neighbourhood, dong of Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea.^[2] The current dong name literally means "stone village" in hanja named for the old name, dolmari (돌마리),because the region is to said to have lots of stone.^[3]

Attractions

• Samjeondo Monument
• Seokchon lake

Education

Seoul Seokchon Elementary School is located in Seokchon-dong.

Transportation

Seokchon-dong is served by Seokchon Station of .

See also

• Administrative divisions of South Korea
• Baekje

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. "석촌동 (Seokchon-dong 石村洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
3. "The origin of the name and timetable of Seokchon-dong (동명 유래/연혁)" (in Korean). The resident center of Seokchon-dong. Retrieved 2008-04-15.

External links

• (Korean) Seokchon-dong resident center website
• Songpa-gu map