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, South Korea.

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

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Theory. In 1995,

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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

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and a Leadership Training Institute of

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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

and 010 is for Gil-dong.

Notable people from Gil-dong

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idol, former member of

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References

External links

Gangdong District official websiteGangdong District map
at the Gangdong District official website
Gangdong District map

The Gil 1-dong Resident office
Neighborhoods of Gangdong District {{Seoul-geo-stub

History

Area information

Notable people from Gil-dong

See also

References

External links