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Myeongil-dong

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Myeongil-dong
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul명일동
 • Hanja
 • Revised RomanisationMyeongil-dong
 • McCune–ReischauerMyongil-tong
KintraSooth Korea
Area
 • Total1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total51,354
 • Density32503/km2 (84,180/sq mi)

Myeongil-dong is a dong, neebourheid o Gangdong-gu in Seoul, Sooth Korea.[1][2]

History

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The name o Myeongil wis namit efter 'Myeongil-won' durin Goryeo Dynasty in 10t Century.[3] Myeongil-won wis an accommodation facilities an duty station o rentin or transferrin horse for the Public offeecials who go a business trip. In modren times, Myeongil-dong wis actually a pairt o Myeongil-ri, Gucheon-myeon, Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do Province, an then be includit intae Seoul in 1963. Even nouadays, the street o Gucheonmyeon-gil still exists. Frae the late 1970s tae mid 1980s, lairge scale o falm an orchard wur renovatit intae huge apairtments complex built bi Korea National Housing Corporation (currently Korea Land & Housing Corporation), Samick, Woosung, Hanyang an Hyundai Engineering and Construction an developit as ane o new toun in Seoul, alang wi Mok-dong an Sanggye-dong in 1990s. In 1995, Seoul Subway Line 5 wis passed throu this aurie stoppin at Godeok Station, Myeongil Station an Gubeundari Station. Currently, Myeongil-dong is weel kent for the location o Myungsung Presbyterian Kirk, E-mart Myeongil branch, Hame plus Gangdong branch an neebourheid o Hanyoung Foreign Leid Heich Schuil.

Aurie Information

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Current Zip Code o Myeongil-dong is 134-070. 134 is for Gangdong-gu an 070 is for Myeongil-dong.

See an aw

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References

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  1. a b "명일동 (Myeongil-dong 明逸洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18 Apryle 2008.[deid airtin]
  2. "The origin of Myeongil-dong" (in Korean). Gangdong-gu official site. Retrieved 18 Apryle 2008. [deid airtin]
  3. http://dong.gangdong.go.kr:8081/pub/dong/3240041/01_dong/03/01_dong_03.jsp[deid airtin]

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