Gongneung-dong

Gongneung-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	공릉동
• Hanja	孔陵洞
• Revised Romanization	Gongneung-dong
• McCune–Reischauer	Kongnŭng-tong
Gongneung-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Country	South Korea
Area
• Total	8.23 km2 (3.18 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	81,510
• Density	9,900/km2 (25,700/sq mi)

Gongneung-dong (Korean: 공릉동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Nowon District, Seoul, South Korea.

Overview

The name was formed by combining "Gong" (공) from Gongdeok-ri and "Neung" (릉) from Taereung, a term also used for the surrounding area. In 1963, when Gongdeok-ri of Yangju County, Gyeonggi Province, was incorporated into Seoul, the name Taereung-dong was proposed to avoid confusion with Gongdeok-dong in Mapo-gu. Following opposition from local residents, the name was changed to Gongneung-dong in 1970.

Notable places

• Seoul Women's University
• Sahmyook University
• Seoul National University of Technology
• Korea Military Academy (육군사관학교)
• Taereung National Village (태릉선수촌 泰陵選手村)
• Taerueng (태릉 泰陵)
• Gangneung (강릉 康陵)
• Samgunbu Cheongheondang (삼군부청헌당 三軍府淸憲堂)

See also

• Administrative divisions of South Korea

References

• 노원구 (Nowon District 蘆原區) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
• "Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro District Official website. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
• "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

• Nowon District Official site in English
• Map of Nowon District
• (in Korean) Nowon District Official site
• (in Korean) Gongneung 1, 3-dong Resident office Archived 2012-02-11 at the Wayback Machine