Jamwon-dong

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Jamwon-dong
Korean transcription(s)
   Hangul 잠원동
   Hanja
   Revised Romanization Jamwon-dong
   McCune–Reischauer Chamwŏn-dong
Jamwon-dong Comunity Service Center 20140613 142642.JPG
Jamwon-dong Community Service Center
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Jamwon-dong within Seocho-gu
Country South Korea
Area
  Total1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total37,368
  Density19,000/km2 (50,000/sq mi)

Jamwon-dong is a dong , neighbourhood of the greater Gangnam area Seocho-gu in Seoul, South Korea. [1] [2] Until 1988, Jamwon-dong was under the jurisdiction of Gangnam-gu. Jamwon-dong is popular for its mulberry trees and silkworms, whose cocoon is used to make fabric for clothing. As a legal-status neighborhood, Jamwon-dong includes Banpo 3-dong and Jamwon-dong (administrative neighborhood).

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References

  1. "잠원동 (Jamwon-dong 蠶院洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia . Retrieved 2008-04-19.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "The origin of Jamwon-dong" (in Korean). Seocho-gu official site. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2008-04-19.