Guui-dong (Korean: 구의동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Gwangjin District, Seoul, South Korea.[1][2]
Guui-dong | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 구의동 |
| • Hanja | 九宜洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Guui-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Kuŭi-dong |
 Guui 1-dong Community Service Center (Gwangjin-gu) | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.10 km2 (1.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 79,098 |
| • Density | 26,000/km2 (66,000/sq mi) |
History
editThe name Guro-dong comes from a legend that there were nine long-lived old people here. Guro-dong is bordered by Anyangcheon and Seoul Digital Industrial Complex, adjacent to Gwangmyeong and Geumcheon District, and the outskirts of the Gyeongin Line, Gyeongbu Line, and the southern ring road and the western arterial road are adjacent to each other.
In Guro 3-dong, the Guro Industrial Export Complex, which was a symbol of the chimney industry, has been transformed into a high-tech digital venture valley, and the residential environment is greatly improved due to the redevelopment of old and defective houses. In addition, it is an area where the floating population is rapidly increasing due to the adjoining of venture companies in the digital complex and Seoul subway lines 2 and 7.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 구의동 (Guui-dong 九宜洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-21.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The origin of Guui-dong" (in Korean). Gwangjin District official site. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
- "Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro District Official website. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
External links
edit- Gwangjin District official website in English
- (in Korean) Map of Gwangjin District at the Gwangjin District official website
- (in Korean) Guui 1-dong resident office website
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