Banghwa-dong

Coordinates: 37°34′34″N 126°48′50″E / 37.576°N 126.814°E / 37.576; 126.814
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Banghwa-dong
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul방화동
 • Hanja
 • Revised RomanizationBanghwa-dong
 • McCune–ReischauerPanghwa-tong
Banghwa-dong Community Service Center, 2014.
Banghwa-dong Community Service Center, 2014.
CountrySouth Korea
Area
 • Total9.83 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total84,743
 • Density8,816/km2 (22,830/sq mi)

Banghwa-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Gangseo-gu in Seoul, South Korea.[1][2]

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

Name[edit]

The dong was named banghwa, because of the flowers that were abundant in Gaehwa Mountain.[4]

Gaehwa-dong[edit]

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

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

Famous Gaehwa-dong residents[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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