Sincheon-dong

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Sincheon-dong
Hangul 신천동
Hanja 新川洞
Revised Romanization Sincheon-dong
McCune-Reischauer Sinch'ŏn-tong
Statistics
Area 2.45 km² (0.95 sq mi)
Population (2001) 45,324 [1]
Population density 18,500 /km² (48,000 /sq mi)

Sincheon-dong or Sincheon is a neighbourhood, dong of in Songpa-gu, Seoul served by Sincheon Station on Seoul Subway Line 2. [1]The name means "new stream" and is a name for several other places in South and North Korea.[2]

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  1. ^ a b 신천동 (Sincheon-dong 新川洞) (Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
  2. ^ The birth of Sincheon after the great flood in the 15th year during King Jungjong's reign (중종 15년 대홍수로 새로 생긴 ‘신천동’) (Korean). Dongbu Shinmun. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.

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