Mok-dong

Mok-dong
Architecture over Mok-Dong
Korean name
Hangul	목동
Hanja	木洞
Revised Romanization	Mok-dong
McCune–Reischauer	Mok-tong
Statistics
Area	5.34 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Population (2001)	147,762 [1]
Population density	27,670.79/km2 (71,667/sq mi)

Mok-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Yangcheon-gu in Seoul, South Korea.^[1][2] It is famous for its education and good schools, including Yang-Chung High school where Phillip Kim, or Dong yeon Kim goes to, and which has more than 100 years of history. For this reason, it is home to many upper class people. Many broadcasting stations are clustered in here, including CBS, and SBS. It is also famous for the baseball stadium for Nexen Heroes. The region was usually used for raising horses in Joseon Dynasty, before it was developed by government in 1980s to provide housing for increasing population of Seoul. The name Mok means tree, probably named due to abundance of trees in the region. The land is flat and low, and was flooded frequently by the nearby Ahn Yang Chun; the dam was later built to prevent further flooding. Mok-dong also suffered migration over the garbage incineration plant located in Mok-6dong due to the plant's over-emitted dioxine in late 90s.

Mok-Dong is home to the Hyperion Towers, a group of three buildings completed in 2003. The tallest of which, Tower A, is 69 storeys and 256 metres (840 feet) high, making it the second tallest building in Seoul and one of the tallest residential buildings in the world.

Point of interest

• Mokdong Stadium
• Hyperion Tower
• Loss Time Bar

See also

• Administrative divisions of South Korea

- The Mok-Dong 5 Official Website

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "목동 (Mok-dong 木洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=732171&contentno=732171. Retrieved 2008-04-19. 
2. ^ "The origin of Mok-dong" (in Korean). Yangcheon-gu official site. http://www.yangcheon.go.kr/introduce/intro_history_place1.asp. Retrieved 2008-04-19. 

External links

• Yangcheon-gu official website
• (Korean) Mok 1-dong Resident office center