Bongcheon-dong

Infobox Korean settlement
title = Bongcheon-dong


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hangul = 봉천동
hanja = linktext|奉|天|洞
rr = Bongcheon-dong
mr = Bongch'on-tong
area_km2 = 8.16
pop = 217353
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popyear = 2001
popden_km2 = 26636
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Bongcheon or "Bongcheon-dong" is a statutory division of Gwanak District, Seoul, South Korea.cite web |url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=732219&contentno=732219 |title=봉천동 (Bongcheon-dong 奉天洞)|publisher=Doosan Encyclopedia |accessdate=2008-04-19|language=Korean|] Its name means "enshrining heaven" which was derived from its location, northern skirt of Mt. Gwanak, stretching to the mountain ridge.cite web|url=http://www.gwanak.go.kr/servlets/rnl/gwanak/user/servlet/ContentServlet?cmd=CONTENT&seq=113&menu_no=000195 |publisher=Gwanak-gu official site |title= The origin of Bongcheon-dong |accessdate=2008-04-20 |language=Korean|] It consists 9 administrative neighbourhoods. District office of Gwanak is located in Bongcheon.

Administrative divisions

As of September, 2008, there are 9 administrative neighbourhoods ("dong") in Bongcheon.

See also

*Administrative divisions of South Korea

References

External links

* [http://www.gwanak.go.kr:8080/english/index.jsp Official website]
* [http://www.gwanak.go.kr:8080/english/intro/info/info_map.jsp Map of the area] at the official website