Jamwon-dong
Appearance
Jamwon-dong | |
|---|---|
Jamwon-dong Community Service Center | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.04 km2 (1.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 49,996 |
| • Density | 16,400/km2 (42,600/sq mi) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 잠원동 |
| Hanja | 蠶院洞 |
| RR | Jamwon-dong |
| MR | Chamwŏn-dong |
Jamwon-dong (Korean: 잠원동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea.[1][2] Until 1988, Jamwon-dong was under the jurisdiction of Gangnam District. 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).
Education
[edit]- High School
- Middle Schools
- Gyeongwon Middle School
- Shindong Middle School
- Elementary Schools
- Seoul Banwon Elementary School
- Seoul Sindong Elementary School
Transportation
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 잠원동 (Jamwon-dong 蠶院洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-19.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "The origin of Jamwon-dong" (in Korean). Seocho District official site. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
External links
[edit]- Seocho District official website
- Seocho District map at the Seocho District official website
- (in Korean) The Jamwon-dong Resident office
