Sanggye-dong | |
Translit Lang1: | Korean |
Translit Lang1 Type: | Hangul |
Translit Lang1 Info: | 상계동 |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hanja |
Translit Lang1 Info1: | 上溪洞 |
Translit Lang1 Info2: | Sanggye-dong |
Translit Lang1 Info3: | Sanggye-dong |
Translit Lang2 Type: | Hangul |
Translit Lang2 Type1: | Hanja |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Korea |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Parts Style: | para |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Area Total Km2: | 15.68 |
Population Total: | 261479 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Dialect |
Sanggye-dong is a dong (neighbourhood) of Nowon District, Seoul, South Korea.[1] [2] It was founded in the 1960s by squatters and by the 1980s there were approximately 1,000 squatter households and 600 tenants.[3] In 1985, it was declared a redevelopment zone. Most people left and some resisted before being evicted forcibly.