Garak-dong

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For other places with the same name, see Garak-dong (disambiguation).
Garak-dong
Garak Market Seoul.JPG
Garak Market
Korean name
Hangul 가락동
Hanja 可樂洞
Revised Romanization Garak-dong
McCune-Reischauer Karak-tong
Statistics
Area 3.44 km² (1.33 sq mi)
Population (2001) 86,395 [1]
Population density 34,480 /km² (89,300 /sq mi) 25115

Garak-dong is a neighbourhood, dong of Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea.[1] The exact etymology is unknown but said that the town was once called garakgol (가락골).[2]

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  1. ^ a b 가락동 (Garak-dong 可樂洞) (Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
  2. ^ The origin of the name and timetable of Seokchon-dong (동명 유래/연혁) (Korean). The resident center of Garak-dong. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.

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Administrative Divisions (Dong) of Songpa-gu
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Neighbourhoods of Seoul
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