Cheonho-dong

Cheonho-dong
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul 천호동
 • Hanja 千戶洞
 • Revised Romanization Cheonho-dong
 • McCune–Reischauer Ch'ŏnho-tong
Cheonho 1(il)-dong Community Service Center (Gangdong-gu)
Country South Korea
Area
 • Total 3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Population (2001)[1]
 • Total 106,782
 • Density 34,782/km2 (90,080/sq mi)

Cheonho-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Gangdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea.[1][2]

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. Cheonho-dong is the only place where a huge department store such as Hyundai Department Store is located in the area of Gangdong-gu. 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.

Area Information

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "천호동 (Cheonho-dong 千戶洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  2. ↑ "The origin of Cheonho-dong" (in Korean). Gangdong-gu official site. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2008-04-18.


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