Chunghyeon-dong

Chunghyeon-dong
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul충현동
 • Hanja忠峴洞
Interactive map of Chunghyeon-dong
CountrySouth Korea
Chunghyeon-dong Comunity Service Center

Chunghyeon-dong (Korean: 충현동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Seodaemun District, Seoul, South Korea.

Overview

Uiryeongwon, located within the present-day grounds of Jungang Girls' High School, was the tomb of Prince Uiso, the eldest son of Crown Prince Sado. It was also known as "Aegineung" (literally "the baby royal tomb").

During the Japanese colonial period, the area was known as Bukahyeonjeong, and in 1946 it was renamed Bukahyeon-dong. In 1964, following the completion of the Daehyeon land readjustment project, most of the area north of Sinchon-ro, along with parts of Ahyeon-dong in Mapo-gu, was incorporated into Bukahyeon-dong. In 1955, Bukahyeon-dong was divided into Bukahyeon 1-dong, 2-dong, and 3-dong. In May 2008, Chungjeongno-dong and Bukahyeon 3-dong were merged, and the newly integrated administrative district was named Chunghyeon-dong.

See also

References

  • "Population situation by Dong". Seodaemun-gu Official website. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  • 서대문구 (Seodaemun District 西大門區) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  • "Chronicle of legal dong and administrative dong" (in Korean). Guro District Official website. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2015-06-11.
  • "Mapo Information". The chart of ㅣLegal dong assigned by administrative dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) (in Korean). Mapo District Official website. Archived from the original on 2007-11-05.

37°33′50″N 126°57′29″E / 37.564°N 126.958°E / 37.564; 126.958


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