Cheonho-dong

Cheonho-dong
Cheonho 1(il)-dong Community Service Center (Gangdong District)
Cheonho 1(il)-dong Community Service Center (Gangdong District)
Interactive map of Cheonho-dong
Coordinates: 37°32′38″N 127°07′41″E / 37.544°N 127.128°E / 37.544; 127.128
CountrySouth Korea
Area
 • Total
3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
106,782
 • Density34,782/km2 (90,080/sq mi)
Korean name
Hangul
천호동
Hanja
千戶洞
RRCheonho-dong
MRCh'ŏnho-dong

Cheonho-dong (Korean: 천호동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Gangdong District, Seoul, South Korea.

History

Cheonho means "Thousand of Houses", because its geographical location was believed to be an ideal place to live based on the Feng shui theory. In addition, there is a historical site of Pungnaptoseong, which is a flat earthen wall built at the edge of the Han River in the Baekje Era.

Overview

Cheonho station is a transfer point between Seoul Subway Line 5 and Line 8. Cheonho-dong is a 60-minute Limousine bus ride away from Incheon International Airport.

Current Zip Code of Cheonho-dong is 134-020. 134 is for Gangdong District and 020 is for Cheonho-dong.

Red-light district

Although prostitution is illegal in Korea, there is a long-established red-light district in Cheonho, known as "Texas Village". Since the introduction of the law banning prostitution in 2004 the number of brothels has declined. In December 2018, it was reported that there were still dozens of brothels in the area, and that an accidental fire in one had killed two women.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 천호동 (Cheonho-dong 千戶洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-18.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ "The origin of Cheonho-dong" (in Korean). Gangdong District official site. Retrieved 2008-04-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Less brothels, more prostitution". Korea JoongAng Daily. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "[Editorial] Prostitutes Have Human Rights Too". english.donga.com. 7 January 2002. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Da-sol, Kim (15 March 2017). "Korea's infamous red-light zone to fade into history". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Fire in dilapidated Seoul brothel kills 2". Korea JoongAng Daily. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.