Sangil-dong

Sangil-dong
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul
  Hanja
  Revised Romanization Sangil-dong
  McCune–Reischauer Sangil-tong
Country South Korea
Area
  Total 2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Population (2001)[1]
  Total 33,530
  Density 12,653/km2 (32,770/sq mi)

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

History

Sangil-dong literally means 'Upper Part' and located geographically higher than Hail-dong(Currently Gangil-dong) where the stream of Genae flows.[3] In 1963, Sangil-dong became a part of Seoul. Until the early 1980s, huge apartments complex named Godeok Jugong Apartments were built by Korea National Housing Corporation (currently Korea Land & Housing Corporation). Sangil-dong Station is the eastern terminus of Seoul Subway Line 5 and also location for Hanyoung Foreign Language High School.

Area information

The current postal code of Sangil-dong is 134-090. 134 is for Gangdong-gu and 090 is for Sangil-dong.

Offices and Buildings

Samsung Engineering has built new headquarters here. Construction began in September 2009. The complex is composed of three buildings and spans an area of more than 27,000 square meters, making it the fifth-biggest corporate estate in the Seoul area.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "상일동 (Sangil-dong 上一洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  2. "The origin of Sangil-dong" (in Korean). Gangdong-gu official site. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  3. http://dong.gangdong.go.kr:8081/pub/dong/3240040/01_dong/03/01_dong_03.jsp


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