Seokchon-dong

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Seokchon-dong
Hangul 석촌동
Hanja
Revised Romanization Seokchon-dong
McCune-Reischauer Skŏch'on-tong
Statistics
Area 0.95 km² (0.37 sq mi)
Population (2001) 32,756 [1]
Population density 34,480 /km² (89,300 /sq mi)

Seokchon-dong is a neighbourhood, dong of Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea.[1] The current dong name literally means "stone village" in hanja named for the old name, dolmari (돌마리),because the region is to said to have lots of stone.[2]

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  1. ^ a b 석촌동 (Seokchon-dong 石村洞) (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 Seokchon-dong. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.

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