Yongsan District is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea.
The Seoul National Cemetery (Hangul: 국립서울현충원) is located in Dongjak-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea. When established by presidential decree of Syngman Rhee in 1956, it was the country's only national cemetery. As the cemetery reached capacity in the early 1970s, Daejeon National Cemetery was established in 1976. Both cemeteries had been overseen by the Ministry of Defence until 2005 but in 2006 the Daejeon National Cemetery was transferred to the Ministry of Patriots' and Veterans' Affairs.
Yuhan Co, Ltd. is a South Korean pharmaceutical and chemical company. It was established in 1926 by Il-Han Yoo and has been listed on the Korea Stock Exchange since 1962. It is headquartered in Daebang-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Korea. The top Korean pharmaceutical companies include Yuhan, Dong-A, Green Cross and Hanmi, each of which have an annual turnover of 1 billion USD annually.
Yeongdeungpo District (Yeongdeungpo-gu) is an administrative district in southwest Seoul, South Korea. Although the origin of the name is uncertain, the first two syllables are thought to be from "yeongdeung" (靈登) or "divine ascent", a shamanic rite. The third syllable is "po", representing the bank of a river (浦), referring to the district's position on the Han River. The 2006 population was 408,819. The current magistrate is Kim Hyung-Su.
Yu Seong-won was a scholar-official of the early Joseon Dynasty, who is remembered as one of the six murdered ministers. He was born to a yangban family of the Munhwa Ryu lineage, but his date of birth is not known.
Gwanak District (Gwanak-gu) is an administrative subdivision (gu) of Seoul, South Korea. It lies on the southern skirt of Seoul, bordering Anyang of Gyeonggi Province. The southern border of Gwanak-gu, bordering Anyang, consists of the craggy ridgeline of Gwanaksan, which dominates the local geography.
Seocho District (Hangul: 서초구) is one of the 25 gu which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Seocho is generally referred to as a part of Greater Gangnam Area, along with Gangnam District and Songpa District.
Ichon Station is a station in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on Seoul Subway Line 4 and Gyeongui–Jungang Line. This station is the closest to the National Museum of Korea, situated in the interior of Yongsan Family Park. It also serves eastern Ichon-dong, home to the largest Japanese community in South Korea with some 1,300 Japanese residents.
Dongjak District (Dongjak-gu) is one of the 25 gu that make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Its name was derived from the Dongjaegi Naruteo Ferry, on the Han River which borders the district to the north. It was the 17th gu created in Seoul, after being separated from Gwanak District on April 1, 1980.
Noryangjin Station (노량진역) is a metro station in central Seoul, South Korea. The station is located in the Noryangjin-dong (neighborhood) of Dongjak-gu (ward) and is also a stop on Seoul Subway Line 1 and Seoul Subway Line 9. This stop is a popular destination for those seeking to eat raw fish, and other assorted seafood, as a large, covered sea food market is located next to the station, accessible by foot bridge. The Line 1 station is also notable in that Exit 1 and 2 have the same number as Exit 1 and 2 of Line 9's station.
Bon-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Dongjak-gu in Seoul, South Korea.
Daebang-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Dongjak-gu in Seoul, South Korea.
Dongjak-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Dongjak-gu in Seoul, South Korea.
Heukseok-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Dongjak-gu in Seoul, South Korea.
Noryangjin-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Dongjak-gu in Seoul, South Korea.
Sadang-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Dongjak-gu in Seoul, South Korea.
Sangdo-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Dongjak-gu in Seoul, South Korea.
Dalmasa is a Buddhist temple of the Jogye Order in Seoul, South Korea. It is located in 61-34 Heukseok 1-dong in the Dongjak-gu area of the city.
Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market or shortly Noryangjin Fish Market is an extensive farmers fish market in the neighborhood of Noryangjin-dong in Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It is located east of 63 Building, and just south of the Han River. Metro line One passes through at Noryangin station near-by. Exit the station at exit 1 and walk under the bridge.
Siheung County, alternatively Shihŭng County was a county (gun) in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. This county was abolished in 1989 as its one town(읍) of Sorae and two townships(면) of Gunja and Suam became Siheung City at the same time. Today's Siheung City area did not belong to Siheung County before 1914. The area rather was part of old Incheon or Ansan.
