Umyeon-dong (Korean: 우면동) is a dong (neighbourhood) of Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea is part of Gangnam District and a well-known, private neighborhood for the wealthy in southern Seoul.[1] It is a legal dong (법정동) administered under its administrative dong (행정동), Yangjae 1-dong. The first syllable of the name is derived from Umyeonsan, or Mt. Umyeon due to the geographical feature of the area has the mountain.[2]
Umyeon-dong | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 우면동 |
| • Hanja | 牛眠洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Umyeon-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Umyŏn-tong |
| Country | South Korea |
Mount Umyeon-san
editThe mountain peak of Umyeon-San is located approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Seoul, and about 5 km (3.1 mi) northeast of Gwanaksan. Satelliteviews.net lists the peak elevation as "313",[3] while Google Earth shows the maximum elevation at 280 m (920 ft), within a populated area.
Floods and landmines
editDuring the 2011 Seoul floods, a landslide on an unstable slope of Mount Umyeon destroyed an apartment row, killing 17 people and may have buried about ten landmines dropped on the mountainsides during the Korean War.[4]
Attraction
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Korea Joongang Daily". mengnews.joins.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-29.
- ^ 우면동 (Umyeon-dong 牛眠洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
- ^ Geocode, Google Maps. "Umyeon-san, South Korea". SatelliteViews.net. Mountain. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Song, Sang-ho (July 28, 2011). "Military searches for stray landmines". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
External links
edit- Seocho District official website
- Seocho District map at the Seocho District official website
- (in Korean) The Yangjae 1-dong Resident office
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