- Yangcheon-gu
Infobox Korean settlement
imgcaption=Night view of Mokdong, Yangcheon-gu. Left to right: Paragon Apartment Complex, SBS Tower, and the Hyperion Towers.
hanja=陽川區
hangul=양천구
area_km2=17.40
pop=485098
popden_km2=27879
divs=21 administrative "dong"
caption=Location within Seoul.Yangcheon-gu is a "gu", or district, of
Seoul ,South Korea . Located on the southwest side of the Han River. It was known as 'Jechapaui-hyun' during theGoguryeo age, And has gone through several name-changes since.cite web |url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=232828&contentno=232828 |title=양천구 (Yangcheon-gu 陽川區)|publisher=Doosan Encyclopedia |accessdate=2008-04-18 |language=Korean|] It was renamed 'Yangcheon' in 1310, during theGoryeo dynasty. It was separated from neighboring Gangseo-gu in 1988. 'Yangcheon-gu' includes Mok-dong, Shinjeong-dong and Shinweol-dong. This area was developed during the 1980s, as a result of government policy to build a new residential area in Seoul; large apartment complexes were built. Now, 'Yangcheon-gu' is home to mostly middle and upper-class families and is considered one of the best wards in Seoul to live.Mok-dong Stadium at this distinct opened for the Olympic Games in 1988. Among all stadiums, baseball stadium were used to hold a lot of games for juniors. From 2008, the stadium have been used for co-hosting; Amateur baseball games and Professional games for settlement of Heroes, a re-founded team this year which had been made of former
Hyundai Unicorns players.Administrative divisions
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Mok-dong (목동 木洞) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
*Sinjeong-dong (신정동 新亭洞) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
*Sinwol-dong (신월동 新月洞) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7ister Cities
*flagicon|China Chaoyang,
China See also
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Administrative divisions of South Korea References
External links
* [http://www.yangchon.seoul.kr/newEnglish/index.asp Official site]
*ko [http://www.yangchon.seoul.kr/introduce/intro_general_4.asp Yangcheon-gu map]
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