Guui-dong | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 구의동 |
| • Hanja | 九 宜 洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Guui-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Kuui-tong |
 Guui 1-dong Community Service Center (Gwangjin-gu) | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.10 km2 (1.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) [1] | |
| • Total | 79,098 |
| • Density | 26,000/km2 (66,000/sq mi) |
Guui-dong is a dong , neighbourhood of Gwangjin-gu in Seoul, South Korea. [1] [2]
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