Dogok-dong

Dogok-dong is an affluent ward of Gangnam-gu in Seoul, South Korea.[1][2] It is home to Samsung Tower Palace, a luxury residential complex which contains the eleventh-tallest building in South Korea.

Dogok-dong
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul
  Hanja
  Revised RomanizationDogok-dong
  McCune–ReischauerTogok-tong
Tower Palace is one of the tallest residential buildings in Seoul, South Korea
CountrySouth Korea
Area
  Total2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)[1]
  Total40,111
  Density19,662/km2 (50,920/sq mi)

It is located next to the "last slum of Seoul", the Guryong Village.[3][4]

Education

Schools located in Dogok-dong:

Transportation

Dogok-dong is served by Dogok Station and Hanti Station on the Line. It is also served by Maebong Station, Dogok Station and Yangjae Station on the Line 3 of the Seoul Subway.

See also

References

  1. "도곡동 (Dogok-dong 道谷洞)" (in Korean). Doosan encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  2. "The origin of the names: Dogok-dong" (in Korean). Gangnam-gu official site. Archived from the original on 2005-02-01. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  3. Kyung-min, Lee (5 December 2014). "Seoul to develop shanty town in Gangnam". The Korea Times.
  4. Young-yu, Yang; Yong-whan, Chung; Dong-ki, Min (12 February 2005). "A Village the City Ignores". Global Action on Aging. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015.

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