Yeomchang-dong explained

Yeomchang-dong
Translit Lang1:Korean
Translit Lang1 Type:Hangul
Translit Lang1 Info:염창동
Translit Lang1 Type1:Hanja
Translit Lang1 Info1:鹽倉洞
Translit Lang1 Info2:Yeomchang-dong
Translit Lang1 Info3:Yŏmch'ang-tong
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 Km2:1.74
Population Total:42695
Population As Of:2014
Population Density Km2:20572
Blank Name Sec1:Dialect

Yeomchang-dong is a dong (neighbourhood) of Gangseo District, Seoul, South Korea.[1]

Name

The dong is named after a salt storage that originally existed in the region, which stored salt that was acquired in the western seas and transported through the Han river.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=732179&contentno=732179 . ko:염창동 (Yeomchang-dong 鹽倉洞). . 2008-04-19. ko.
  2. Web site: https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/06/28/2010062801941.html. ko:소금창고에서 아파트촌으로 변신한 염창동. 2010-06-28. The Chosun Ilbo.