Buam-dong, Seoul

For other places with the same name, see Buam-dong.

Buam-dong
Korean transcription(s)
•  Hangul	부암동
•  Hanja	付 岩 洞
•  Revised Romanization	Bu am dong
•  McCune–Reischauer	Pu am tong
Buam-dong Community Service Center
Country	South Korea
Area
• Total	2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population  (2001) [1]
• Total	13,300
• Density	5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi)

Buam-dong is a dong (neighborhood) of Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. ^{[1] [2]}

Attraction

A bronze statue of Choi Gyu-sik (최규식) is on Jaha Gate hill near the Buam-dong residential service office. Choi was a chief of the Jongno police station who killed in the line of duty when North Korean spies tried to penetrate Cheong Wa Dae, South Korean presidential office and residence in 1968.^{[ citation needed ]}

Another attraction to Buam-dong is the Changuimun Gate, otherwise known as the Northeast Gate of the Fortress Wall of Seoul. Changuimun is one of the Eight Gates of Seoul; its gatehouse is the oldest among the “Four Small Gates” (사소문).

The area is home to a store founded in 1969, Dongyang Bangagan, that sells tteok, traditional rice cakes. It grinds rice to make them at home and sells many varieties, as well as seasonal specialties. ^[3]

See also

• Administrative divisions of South Korea

References

1. "부암동 (Buam-dong 付岩洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia . Retrieved 2008-04-23.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "Origin of Buam-dong's name" (in Korean). Jongno District official site. Archived from the original on 2004-08-20. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
3. Seo, Ji-eun (2 May 2011). "Rice cakes that take you back to the old days". Korea JoongAng Daily . Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.

• "종로구 (Jongno District 鍾路區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia . Retrieved 2008-04-22.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
• "Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro District Official website. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
• "Mapo Information". The chart of Beopjeong-dong assigned by Haengjeong-dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) (in Korean). Mapo District Official website. Archived from the original on 2007-11-05.

External links

• Jongno District Official site in English
• (in Korean) Jongno District Official site
• (in Korean) Status quo of Jongno District by administrative dong
• (in Korean) Buam-dong Resident office
• (in Korean) Origin of Buam-dong name ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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