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Gil-dong

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Gil-dong
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul길동
 • Hanja
 • Revised RomanizationGil-dong
 • McCune–ReischauerKil-tong
Gil-dong Community Service Center
Gil-dong Community Service Center
Map
CountrySouth Korea
Area
 • Total2.17 km2 (0.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total50,568
 • Density23,303/km2 (60,350/sq mi)

Gil-dong (Korean길동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Gangdong District, Seoul, South Korea.[1][2]

History

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Gil-dong is geographically located far away from the Han River, so the natives believe this area is easy to be settled and safe to avoid any damage from storm and flood, based on feng shui Theory. In 1995, Seoul Subway Line 5 was passed through this area stopping at Gil-dong Station. On the area of Gil-dong, Gangdong Public Library, Sinmyung Middle School, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital of Hallym University and a Leadership Training Institute of Doosan Group named Yeongangwon is located.[3]

Area information

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The current postal code of Gil-dong is 134–010. 134 is for Gangdong District and 010 is for Gil-dong.

Notable people from Gil-dong

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 길동 (Gil-dong 吉洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-18.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "The origin of Gil-dong" (in Korean). Gangdong District official site. Retrieved 2008-04-18. [dead link]
  3. ^ http://dong.gangdong.go.kr:8081/pub/dong/3240152/01_dong/03/01_dong_03.jsp[permanent dead link]
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