Samcheong-dong

Infobox Korean settlement
title = Samcheong-dong

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hangul = 삼청동
hanja = linktext|三|淸|洞
rr = Samcheong dong
mr = Samch'ong tong
area_km2 = 1.49
pop = 5374
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popyear = 2001
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Samcheong-dong is a "dong", neighbourhood of Jongno-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It lies north of Jongno and east of Gyeongbokgung. cite web |url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=732202&contentno=732202 |title=삼청동 (Samcheong-dong 三淸洞)|publisher=Doosan Encyclopedia |accessdate=2008-04-23|language=Korean|] cite web|url=http://www.jongno.go.kr/wcms4/dong/intro/history.jsp?dp=4&id=21 |publisher=Jongno-gu official site |title= Origin of Samcheong-dong's name |accessdate=2008-04-23 |language=Korean|] This hilly neighborhood is characterized by numerous small art galleries, shops, and restaurants. The Board of Audit and Inspection of Korea is located here. It is also home to several foreign government offices including the Vietnamese consulate.

Attraction

*National Folk Museum of Korea

ee also

*Administrative divisions of South Korea

References

*cite web|url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=139888&contentno=139888 |title=종로구 (Jongno-gu 鍾路區)|publisher=Doosan Encyclopedia |accessdate=2008-04-22|language=Korean|
*cite web|url=http://www2.guro.go.kr/site/gu/page.jsp?code=guf040100010 |title=Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong |publisher=Guro-gu Official website|language=Korean |
*cite web|url=http://www.mapo.go.kr/Design/html_cms/e_ward/03_office_dong_law.jsp |title=Mapo Information |work=The chart of Beopjeong-dong assigned by Haengjeong-dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) |publisher=Mapo-gu Official website|language=Korean |

External links

* [http://www.jongno.go.kr/english/index.jsp Jongno-gu Official site in English]
*ko [http://www.jongno.go.kr/index.jsp Jongno-gu Official site]
*ko [http://www.jongno.go.kr/wcms4/page?pageId=550302150 Status quo of Jongno-gu by administrative dong]
*ko [http://www.jongno.go.kr/wcms4/dong/index.jsp?dp=4 Samcheong-dong Resident office]
*ko [http://www.jongno.go.kr/wcms4/page?pageId=290025133&C_290008854_290008855=%EC%82%BC%EC%B2%AD%EB%8F%99&C_290008854_0=290009417&C_290008854_290008853=%EC%82%BC%EC%B2%AD%EB%8F%99&LIST_PAGE_ID_290008854=270005366 Origin of Samcheong-dong name]