Gireum-dong

Gireum-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	길음동
• Hanja	吉音洞
• Revised Romanization	Gireum-dong
• McCune–Reischauer	Kirum-tong
Gireum 1-dong Community Service Center (Seongbuk-gu)
Country	South Korea
Area
• Total	1.32 km^2 (0.51 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1]
• Total	49,559
• Density	38,000/km^2 (97,000/sq mi)

Gireum-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Seongbuk-gu in Seoul, South Korea.^[1][2]

See also

• Gireum Station
• Administrative divisions of South Korea

Gireum is a rapidly developing area, one of the so-called "new towns" being developed by the Seoul City government in areas previously less crowded.

References

1. "길음동 (Gireum-dong 吉音洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
2. "Introduction about -dong" (in Korean). Seongbuk-gu official site. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved 2008-04-26.

• "성북구 (Seongbuk-gu 城北區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
• "Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro-gu Official website.
• "Mapo Information". The chart of Beopjeong-dong assigned by Haengjeong-dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) (in Korean). Mapo-gu Official website.

External links

• Seongbuk-gu Official site in English
• Map of Seongbuk-gu
• Pictures of Gireum Neighborhood
• (Korean) Seongbuk-gu Official website
• (Korean) Gireum-dong Resident office