Garak-dong

Infobox Korean settlement
title = Garak-dong


imgcaption = Garak Market
hangul = 가락동
hanja = linktext|可|樂|洞
rr = Garak-dong
mr = Karak-tong
area_km2 = 3.44
pop = 86395
popnote =
popyear = 2001
popden_km2 = 34480
popdennote = 25115
divs =


mapcaption =

"Garak-dong" is a neighbourhood, "dong" of Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea.cite web |url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=732239&contentno=732239 |title= 가락동 (Garak-dong 可樂洞) |publisher=Doosan Encyclopedia |accessdate=2008-04-15 |language=Korean|] The exact etymology is unknown but said that the town was once called "garakgol" (가락골).cite web|url=http://www.songpa.go.kr/user.kdf?a=songpa.menu.MenuApp&c=1001&cate_id=BC0101002000_2_ |title=The origin of the name and timetable of "Seokchon-dong" (동명 유래/연혁) |publisher=The resident center of Garak-dong |accessdate=2008-04-15 |language=Korean|]

ee also

*Administrative divisions of South Korea
*Garak Market Station

References

External links

*ko [http://www.songpa.go.kr/user.kdf?a=songpa.menu.MenuApp&cate_id=BC0100000000 Garak-dong resident center website]
* [http://www.songpa.go.kr/english/contents/010302.jsp# Songpa-gu map]