Ogin-dong

Ogin-dong (옥인동) is a dong (neighbourhood) of Jongno-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong (법정동 ), administered under its administrative dong (행정동 ), Hyoja-dong,[1][2] of which it covers the westernmost part, until the fortress wall of Inwangsan.

Ogin-dong
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul옥인동
  Hanja
  Revised RomanizationOgin dong
  McCune–ReischauerOgin tong
CountrySouth Korea

Ogin-dong belongs to Seochon, Seoul's "Western village".

See also

References

  1. "옥인동 (Ogin-dong 玉仁洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  2. "Origin of Ogin-dong's name" (in Korean). Jongno-gu official site. Archived from the original on 2004-08-21. Retrieved 2008-04-22.


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