Yangcheon-gu

Yangcheon-gu
Night view of Mokdong, Yangcheon-gu. Left to right: Paragon Apartment Complex, SBS Tower, and the Hyperion Towers.
Korean name
Hangul 양천구 Hanja 陽川區
Statistics
Area 17.40 km2 (6.72 sq mi) Population 485,098 Population density 27,879 /km² (72,210 /sq mi) Administrative divisions 21 administrative dong
Location map

Yangcheon-gu is a gu, or district, of Seoul, South Korea. Located on the southwest side of the Han River. It was known as 'Jechapaui-hyun' during the Goguryeo age, And has gone through several name-changes since.^[1] It was renamed 'Yangcheon' in 1310, during the Goryeo dynasty. It was separated from neighboring Gangseo-gu in 1988. 'Yangcheon-gu' includes Mok-dong, Shinjeong-dong and Shinweol-dong. This area was developed during the 1980s, as a result of government policy to build a new residential area in Seoul; large apartment complexes were built. Now, 'Yangcheon-gu' is home to mostly middle and upper-class families and is considered one of the best wards in Seoul to live.

Mok-dong Stadium at this distinct opened for the Olympic Games in 1988. Among all stadiums, baseball stadium were used to hold a lot of games for juniors. From 2008, the stadium have been used for co-hosting; Amateur baseball games and Professional games for settlement of Heroes, a re-founded team this year which had been made of former Hyundai Unicorns players.

[edit] Administrative divisions

• Mok-dong (목동 木洞) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Sinjeong-dong (신정동 新亭洞) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Sinwol-dong (신월동 新月洞) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

[edit] Sister Cities

• Chaoyang, China

[edit] See also

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Yangcheon-gu, Seoul

• Administrative divisions of South Korea

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site
• (Korean) Yangcheon-gu map

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