The Yangcheon District (Yangcheon-gu) is a ''gu'', or district, of

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, located on the southwest side of the Han River. At the centre of this district is the

Mok-dong Mok-dong is a ward of Yangcheon-gu, located in the west of Seoul, South Korea. Commonly referred to as a "special education district", the upper-middle/upper-class neighborhood is best known for its abundance of private institutions, or Hagwons, ...

area, which is home to numerous shopping outlets, bars and restaurants, an ice rink, and large residential buildings inhabited by mostly upper-middle and upper-class families.

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of the

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was the district's first female mayor, which she served from July 2014 to June 2022.

History

It was known as 'Jechapaui-hyun' (제차파의현, 齊次巴衣縣) during the

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age, and has gone through several name-changes since. It was renamed 'Yangcheon' in 1310, during the

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dynasty. It was separated from the neighboring Gangseo district in 1988. The Yangcheon District includes Mok-dong, Sinjeong-dong and Sinwol-dong. This area was developed during the 1980s, as a result of government policy to build a new residential area in Seoul; large apartment complexes were built. Now, the Yangcheon District is home to mostly middle and upper-class families and is considered one of the better wards in Seoul to live. Yangcheon is located to the east of

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and just south of the river from the popular

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of Seoul.

Sights

Mokdong Stadium The Mokdong Stadium () is a South Korean sports complex located in Mok-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul. It consists of a multi-purpose stadium, a baseball stadium, and an artificial ice rink. It was opened on 14 November 1989. The main stadium host ...

at this distinct opened for the Olympic Games in 1988. Among all stadiums, the

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was used to hold many games for juniors. Since 2008, the stadium has been used for co-hosting amateur baseball games and professional games for settlement of Nexen Heroes, a re-founded team this year which had been made of former

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players. In Mok-dong, the Hyperion Towers, a group of three buildings completed in 2003, dominate the skyline. Tower A is 69 stories and 256 metres (840 feet) high, making it the fifth-tallest building in Seoul and one of the tallest purely residential buildings in the world. At the bottom of these towers sits a large

Hyundai department store Hyundai Department Store ( Korean: 현대백화점 주식회사, Hanja: 現代百貨店株式會社), together with Lotte Department Store and Shinsegae, is one of the three major department store chains in South Korea. Its parent company is th ...

. The headquarters for

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and SBS is located in Mok-dong.

Events

Inspired by the shape of the district that resembles a puppy,the district has been hosting the "Happy yangcheon companion dog culture festival" since 2015.

Administrative divisions

(목동, 木洞) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 * Sinjeong-dong (신정동, 新亭洞) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 * Sinwol-dong (신월동, 新月洞) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Sister cities

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, China *

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* City of Incheon,

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, Suncheon * Nagano Prefecture,

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References

External links

Official site
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Yangcheon-gu mapOfficial youtube channel for the Yangcheon District Office
{{Authority control Districts of Seoul