Banpo-dong

Banpobon-dong
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul
  Hanja
  Revised Romanization Banpobon-dong
  McCune–Reischauer Panp'obon-tong

Rainbow Fountain in Banpo Bridge

Banpo-dong within Seocho-gu
Country South Korea
Area
  Total 5.9 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Population (2012)
  Total 97,046
  Density 16,000/km2 (43,000/sq mi)

Banpo-dong is a dong, neighborhood of Seocho-gu in Seoul, South Korea.[1][2] Banpo-dong is divided into 5 different dong which are Banpobon-dong, Banpo 1-dong, 2-dong, 3-dong and 4-dong.

The neighborhood is just north of Express Bus Terminal station and to the south of the Han River. Some of the apartment buildings were built in the late 1970s but the area is considered affluent due to its central location within Seoul, proximity to the Han River Park,[3] shopping malls, and mass transit transportation options.

The area is home of Seorae Village, a small French enclave, with its large concentration of French residents and European-style restaurants, dessert cafes, as well as wineries and cafes stand along its main street.[4]

There is the National Library of Korea in Banpo-dong. It was founded in 1945 in Sogong-dong, Jung-gu and was relocated to Banpo-dong in 1988.


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References

  1. "반포동 (Banpo-dong 盤浦洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
  2. "Status quo of Banpo-dong" (in Korean). Seocho-gu official site. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
  3. http://hangang.seoul.go.kr/
  4. Cho Jae-eun; Junghee Lee; Chang Hae-won (27 April 2011). "Amuse-bouches in Seoul’s French Quarter". Joongang Daily. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  5. "Home" (English). French School of Seoul. Retrieved on 22 May 2014. "Seocho-Gu, Banpo-4-dong, 98-3 Séoul Corée"

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