Sogyeok-dong | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 소격동 |
| • Hanja | 昭 格 洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Sogyeok dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Sokyŏk tong |
| Country | South Korea |
Sogyeok-dong is a dong , neighbourhood of Jongno-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong (법정동 法 定 洞) administered under its administrative dong (삼청동 行 政 洞), Samcheong-dong. [1] [2]
Seoul, officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. With surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province, Seoul forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area.
South Korea is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. The name Korea is derived from Goguryeo which was one of the great powers in East Asia during its time, ruling most of the Korean Peninsula, Manchuria, parts of the Russian Far East and Inner Mongolia under Gwanggaeto the Great. Its capital, Seoul, is a major global city and half of South Korea's over 51 million people live in the Seoul Capital Area, the fourth largest metropolitan economy in the world.
Samcheong-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Jongno-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It lies north of Jongno and east of Gyeongbokgung. This hilly neighborhood is characterized by numerous small art galleries, shops, and restaurants. Visitors to the area can see restored hanok, Korean traditional-style houses. The Board of Audit and Inspection of Korea is located here. It is also home to several foreign government offices including the Vietnamese consulate.
