Songpa-dong

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Songpa-dong
Hangul 송파동
Hanja 松坡洞
Revised Romanization Songpa-dong
McCune-Reischauer Songp'a-tong
Statistics
Area 1.32 km² (0.51 sq mi)
Population (2001) 46,654 [1]
Population density 35,344 /km² (91,540 /sq mi)

Songpa-dong is a neighbourhood, dong of Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea.[1] There are three assumptions on the etymology of the name. One is that it may come from "Songpa Naruteo" (송파나루터 Songpa ferry)[2]

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  1. ^ a b 송파동 (Songpa-dong 松坡洞) (Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
  2. ^ The origin of the name and timetable of Songpa-dong (동명 유래/연혁) (Korean). The resident center of Songpa 1-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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