Namyeong-dong
| Namyeong-dong | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 남영동 |
| • Hanja | 南營洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Namyeong-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Namyŏng-tong |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,980 |
| • Density | 6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
Namyeong-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Yongsan-gu in Seoul, South Korea.[2][3] Namyeong-dong is famous in Korea for being the place where many acts of torture occurred in the 1970s and the 1980s. Indeed, the headquarter of the KCIA was in Namyeongdong.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.yongsan.go.kr/pms/board/detail.do?boardidn=73&sitecdv=S0000100&decorator=pmsweb&menucdv=03040100&boardseqn=159&mode=detail1&budget=03¤tPage=0
- ↑ "남영동 (Namyeong-dong 南營洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
- ↑ "The origin of dongs in Yongsan-gu" (in Korean). Yongsan-gu official site. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2466786/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl
External links
- Yongsan-gu official website
- (Korean) Yongsan-gu official website
- (Korean) Namyeong-dong resident office website
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