Gil-dong is a ''
dong'', neighbourhood of
Gangdong District in
Seoul,
South Korea.
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Exit 1 leads to many different love motels, hoffs, and noraebangs. In this direction it is about 2 km to the Han River.
Exit 2 and 3 lead to the post office and a large Korean market. Along the main road on this side of the street, there are retailers and many Korean restaurants. There are also many dentists and noraebangs.
On the same street as the post office is a typical outdoor Korean market, made up of mostly fruit, vegetable, fish and
Tteok sellers. It has become more gentrified lately and shops such as "The Face Shop" have moved in. This market runs the length of gil-dong on this back street. This area back from the main road is made up of many small one-way streets with many villas and traditional Korean houses lining them.
Gil-dong has the feel of an older, poorer Korean neighbourhood. There are many families and people riding bikes and buying groceries. The area is starting to change, though, and newer high rises are being built up near the Gildong-Gangdong intersection.
The area has relatively few
hagwons, and hardly any foreigners live here.
History
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
Gil-dong Station is a subway station on Seoul Subway Line 5 in Gangdong-gu, Seoul.
Station layout
Vicinity
*Exit 1 : Cheondong Elementary School
*Exit 2 : Gildong Elementary School, Gangdong Library
*Exit 3 : Gangdong Post Office
References ...
. On the area of Gil-dong, Gangdong Public Library, Sinmyung Middle School, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital of
Hallym University
Hallym University (한림대학교) is a private university located in Chuncheon, Gangwon, Republic of Korea. Hallym University was established in 1982. In 1995 it was designated by the Ministry of Education as one of a handful of universiti ...
and a Leadership Training Institute of
Doosan Group named Yeongangwon is located.
[http://dong.gangdong.go.kr:8081/pub/dong/3240152/01_dong/03/01_dong_03.jsp]
Area information
The current postal code of Gil-dong is 134–010. 134 is for
Gangdong-gu and 010 is for Gil-dong.
Notable people from Gil-dong
*
Choi Ye-na (
Hangul: 최예나), singer, rapper, dancer, entertainer and
K-pop
K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, gos ...
/
J-pop idol, former member of
K-pop
K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, gos ...
/
J-pop girlgroup
Iz*One.
See also
*Administrative divisions of
Gangdong-gu
*
Administrative divisions of Seoul
*
Administrative divisions of South Korea
References
External links
Gangdong-gu official websiteGangdong-gu map
at the Gangdong-gu official website
Gangdong-gu map
The Gil 1-dong Resident office
Neighbourhoods of Gangdong District
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