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Cheonyeon-dong | |
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 Cheonyeon-dong Community Service Center | |
 Interactive map of Cheonyeon-dong | |
| Coordinates: 37°34′05″N 126°57′32″E / 37.568°N 126.959°E | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 19,492 |
| • Density | 20,000/km2 (52,000/sq mi) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 천연동 |
| Hanja | 天然洞 |
| RR | Cheonyeon-dong |
| MR | Ch'ŏnyŏn-dong |
Cheonyeon-dong (Korean: 천연동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Seodaemun District, Seoul, South Korea.[1][2]
Overview
[edit]The area was named after Cheonyeonjeong, a pavilion that was built in the 17th year of King Yeongjo's reign (1741) during the Joseon Dynasty. The pavilion served as the site where government officials traveling to and from Muakjae Pass were formally welcomed and seen off.
In 1911, the area was known as Ipan-dong and Seokgyo-dong. In 1914, it was renamed Cheonyeon-dong.
In 1975, most of the area west of Uiju-ro that had previously belonged to Gyoam-dong was incorporated into Cheonyeon-dong.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 창천동 (Cheonyeon-dong 滄川洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2006-02-22. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
- ↑ "Origin of Cheonyeon-dong's name" (in Korean). Seodaemun District official site. Retrieved 10 May 2008.[permanent dead link]
- "Population situation by Dong". Seodaemun District Official website. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
- 서대문구 (Seodaemun District 西大門區) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-22.[permanent dead link]
- "Chronicle of legal dong and administrative dong" (in Korean). Guro District Official website. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
- "Mapo Information". The chart of Legal dong assigned by administrative dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) (in Korean). Mapo District Official website. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007.
External links
[edit]- Seodaemun District Official site in English
- Map of Seodaemun District
- (in Korean) Seodaemun District Official website
- (in Korean) Cheonyeon-dong Resident office
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