Pyeongchang-dong
| Pyeongchang-dong | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 평창동 |
| • Hanja | 平倉洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Pyeongchang dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | P'yongch'ang tong |
| Country | South Korea |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 19,645 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
Pyeongchang-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Jongno-gu in Seoul, South Korea.[1][2]
Sometimes called the "Beverley Hills" of Seoul, due to it once being the preferred residential location for Korean celebrities, it still remains a common location used in Korean films and television. It is unusual to most communities in Seoul, in that it is nestled in the Bugak Mountains, being surrounded on almost all sides, having the feeling of a wooded resort-like suburb. Many multi-story American style homes fill the community, even though being primarily mountainous, with roads as steep as San Francisco. Once one of the most exclusive communities, it is now displaced by the development of the Gangnam area.
Attraction
Pyeongchang-dong was the hideout for Team Xtreme in summer 2007.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Status quo of Pyeongchang-dong" (in Korean). Pyeongchang Resident office website. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- ↑ "평창동 (Pyeongchang-dong 平倉洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- "종로구 (Jongno-gu 鍾路區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- "Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro-gu Official website.
- "Mapo Information". The chart of Beopjeong-dong assigned by Haengjeong-dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) (in Korean). Mapo-gu Official website.
External links
- Jongno-gu Official site in English
- (Korean) Jongno-gu Official site
- (Korean) Status quo of Jongno-gu by administrative dong
- (Korean) Pyeongchang-dong Resident office
- (Korean) Origin of Pyeongchang-dong name
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