Namhyeon-dong

Namhyeon or Namhyeon-dong is a statutory division of Gwanak District, Seoul, South Korea.[1] Its name means "southern mountain pass". It is named because there was main mountain pass to pass over Mt. Gwanak in the past.[2]

Namhyeon-dong
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul남현동
  Hanja
  Revised RomanizationNamhyeon-dong
  McCune–ReischauerNamhyeon-tong
CountrySouth Korea
Area
  Total3.27 km2 (1.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)[1]
  Total17,228
  Density5,268.50/km2 (13,645.4/sq mi)

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References

  1. "남현동 (Namhyeon-dong 南峴洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
  2. "The origin of Namhyeon-dong" (in Korean). Gwanak-gu official site. Retrieved 2008-04-20.

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