Garak-dong

Garak-dong
Neighborhood
Garak Market
Garak Market
CountrySouth Korea
Area
 • Total
3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total
67,251
 • Density19,500/km2 (50,600/sq mi)
Korean name
Hangul
가락동
Hanja
可樂洞
RRGarak-dong
MRKarak-tong

Garak-dong (Korean: 가락동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea. The exact etymology is unknown but said that the town was once called garakgol (가락골).

Overview

Garak-dong was originally part of Garak-ri, Jungdae-myeon, Gwangju-gun, starting in 1577. It became Garak-dong when it was incorporated into Seoul during the city's administrative expansion on January 1, 1963. On October 1, 1975, it was transferred to Gangnam-gu, and then to Gangdong-gu on October 1, 1979. On January 1, 1988, Garak-dong became part of the newly established Songpa-gu. The neighborhood's name comes from "Garakgol," an old place name in the area. In October 1989, the northern area of Yangjae-daero was included in Songpa-dong.

Education

Schools located in Garak-dong:

Transportation

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2013년 8월 송파구 인구현황, 2013-09-02.
  2. ↑ 가락동 (Garak-dong 可樂洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-15.[permanent dead link]
  3. ↑ "The origin of the name and timetable of Seokchon-dong (동명 유래/연혁)" (in Korean). The resident center of Garak-dong. Retrieved 2008-04-15.

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