Oksu-dong

Place in South Korea
37°32′21″N 127°00′55″E / 37.5392°N 127.0153°E / 37.5392; 127.0153CountrySouth KoreaArea
 • Total1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi)Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total32,339 • Density17,000/km2 (43,000/sq mi)

Oksu-dong is a dong, (neighbourhood), of Seongdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea.

History

During the Japanese occupation of Korea, Oksu-dong was a small hamlet known as Doomo-Village (두모리; 豆毛里) belonging to Hanji (한지면; 漢芝面) within Goyang County (고양군 高陽郡) and lying close near Han river.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "옥수동 (Oksu-dong 玉水洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-05-10.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Origin and timeline of Oksu-dong" (in Korean). Seongdong-gu official site. Retrieved 2008-05-10.[permanent dead link]
  • "Seongdong-gu Status Info". Seongdong-gu official site. Retrieved 2008-04-22. [dead link]
  • "성동구 (Seongdong-gu 城東區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-22.[permanent dead link]
  • "Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro-gu Official website.
  • "Mapo Information". The chart of legal dong assigned by administrative dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) (in Korean). Mapo-gu Official website. Archived from the original on 2007-11-05.

External links

  • Seongdong-gu Official site in English[permanent dead link]
  • (in Korean) Seongdong-gu Official website
  • (in Korean) Map of Seongdong-gu
  • (in Korean) Oksu 1-dong Resident office
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