Jangchung-dong

Jangchung-dong
Korean transcription(s)
•  Hangul	장충동
•  Hanja	奬 忠 洞
•  Revised Romanization	Jang chung dong
•  McCune–Reischauer	Chang ch'ung tong
Jangchung-dong Resident Office
Country	South Korea
Area
• Total	1.36 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
Population  (2013 [1] )
• Total	5,622
• Density	4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)

Jangchung-dong is a dong , neighbourhood of Jung-gu in Seoul, South Korea. ^[2]

Etymology

The name Jangchung-dong originated from the Jangchungdan that was located in this area. Established in 1900, Jangchungdan was a place where ceremonies honoring loyal subjects and martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the country during the Eulmi Incident (the assassination of Empress Myeongseong) were held. On 1 October 1946, during the process of changing the Japanese-style neighborhood names to ones with deep Korean roots, this entire area was named 'Jangchung-dong'.

Attractions

• National Theater of Korea
• Jangchung Gymnasium
• Grand Ambassador Seoul hotel
• Jangchung (장충단 奬忠壇)
• Jangchungdan Park (장충단공원 奬忠壇公園)
• The Advisory on Democratic Peaceful Unification (민주평화통일자문회의 民主平和統一諮問會議)
• Korea Freedom League (한국자유총연맹 韓國自由總聯盟)
• Freedom Center (자유센터), building for Korea Freedom League
• Kyungdong Presbyterian Church (경동교회)
• Banyan Tree Club and Spa (반얀트리 클럽&스파)
• Shilla Hotel ^[3]

Transportation

• Dongguk University Station of

See also

• Administrative divisions of South Korea

References

1. "월별인구통계 | 중구통계". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
2. "장충동 (Jangchung-dong 奬忠洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia . Retrieved 2008-05-01.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. Tey-Marie Astudillo; Frances Cha (3 January 2012). "Seoul's most expensive hotel suites". CNN Go. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.

• "Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro-gu Official website. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
• "Mapo Information". The chart of Beopjeong-dong assigned by Haengjeong-dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) (in Korean). Mapo-gu Official website. Archived from the original on 2007-11-05.

External links

• Jangchungdong Jokbal Street Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Jung-gu Official site in English
• (in Korean) Jung-gu Official site ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
• (in Korean) Jung-gu Tour Guide from the Official site
• (in Korean) Status quo of Jung-gu
• (in Korean) Resident offices and maps of Jung-gu ^{[ dead link ]}
• (in Korean) Jangchung-dong resident office website
• (in Korean) Kyungdong Presbyterian Church