Pyeongchang-dong (Korean: 평창동) is a dong (neighbourhood) of Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea.[1][2]
Pyeongchang-dong | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 평창동 |
| • Hanja | 平倉洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Pyeongchang-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | P'yŏngch'ang-dong |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 19,645 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
Sometimes called the "Beverly Hills of Seoul" (a title shared with but more prominently held by the Gangnam District), due to it being a preferred residential location for Korean celebrities, it still remains a common location used in Korean films and television. It is unusual to most communities in Seoul, in that it is nestled in the Bugak Mountains, being surrounded on almost all sides, having the feeling of a wooded resort-like suburb. Many multi-story American style homes fill the community, even though being primarily mountainous, with roads as steep as those in San Francisco.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Status quo of Pyeongchang-dong" (in Korean). Pyeongchang Resident office website. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- ^ 평창동 (Pyeongchang-dong 平倉洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-23.[permanent dead link]
- 종로구 (Jongno District 鍾路區) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-22.[permanent dead link]
- "Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro District Official website.
- "Mapo Information". The chart of Beopjeong-dong assigned by Haengjeong-dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) (in Korean). Mapo District Official website. Archived from the original on 2007-11-05.
External links
edit- Jongno District Official site in English
- (in Korean) Jongno District Official site
- (in Korean) Status quo of Jongno District by administrative dong
- (in Korean) Pyeongchang-dong Resident office
- (in Korean) Origin of Pyeongchang-dong name[permanent dead link]
