Gaepo-dong

Gaepo-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	개포동
• Hanja	開浦洞
• Revised Romanization	Gaepo-dong
• McCune–Reischauer	Kaepo-tong
Gaepo 2(i)-dong Community Service Center (Gangnam-gu)
Country	South Korea
Area
• Total	5.28 km^2 (2.04 sq mi)
Population (2001)[1]
• Total	86,821
• Density	16,443/km^2 (42,590/sq mi)

Gaepo-dong is a ward of Gangnam-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It is located south of Dogok-dong and Daechi-dong.^[1][2] Gaepodong is divided into three "dong": Gaepo 1, 2, and 4 dong. Gaepo 3-dong had been merged with Gaepo 2-dong in 2009.

Education

Schools located in Gaepo-dong

• Daejin Elementary School
• Gaeil Elementary School
• Gaepo Elementary School
• Gaewon Elementary School
• Kuryong Elementary School
• Seoul Poi Elementary School
• Yangjon Elementary School
• Gaepo Middle School
• Gaewon Middle School
• Kuryong Middle School
• Gugak National High School
• Gaepo High School
• Kyunggi Girls' High School
• Sudo Electric Technical High School
• Korea International School

Local Community

• Gae-po Public Library

Attraction

• Yangjaecheon
• Gaepodong Green Park^[3]

See also

• Dong of Gangnam-gu
• Administrative divisions of South Korea

References

1. "개포동 (Gaepo-dong 開浦洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
2. "The origin of the names: Gaepo-dong" (in Korean). Gangnam-gu official site. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
3. "개포동공원". terms.naver.com. Retrieved 2016-03-13.

External links

• (Korean) Gaepo 1-dong resident center site
• Gangnam-gu map