Gongpyeong-dong is a ''
dong'' (neighborhood) of
Jongno District
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Jongno District () is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. It is the historic center of Seoul that contains Gyeongbokgung, the main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty, and the Blue House, the for ...
,
Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
, South Korea. It is a legal dong (''beopjeong-dong'' ) governed under its administrative dong (''haengjeong-dong'' ),
Jongno 1, 2, 3, 4 ga-dong.
The area is bordered by
Gyeonji-dong to the north,
Insa-dong
Insa-dong () is a '' dong'', or neighborhood, in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. Its main street is Insadong-gil, which is connected to a number of alleys that lead deeper into the district,David Armstrong (June 3, 2007)''SEOUL lives life on ...
to the east, and
Seorin-dong and
Gwancheol-dong to the south, and
Cheongjin-dong to the west. Until the early
Joseon
Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...
period (1392–1897), the place belonged to Gyeonji-bang (寬仁坊) - ''bang'' (坊) was an administrative unit during the time
- of the Jungbu district (中部),
Hansŏng
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
(old name for the capital,
Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
).
See also
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Insadong
Insa-dong () is a '' dong'', or neighborhood, in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. Its main street is Insadong-gil, which is connected to a number of alleys that lead deeper into the district,David Armstrong (June 3, 2007)''SEOUL lives life o ...
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Administrative divisions of South Korea
South Korea is made up of 22 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 List of special cities of South Korea#Position in hierarchy and types, metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 List of special cities of South Korea, special city (''teukbyeo ...
References
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External links
Jongno District Official site in EnglishJongno District Official siteStatus quo of Jongno District by administrative dong
Jongno 1, 2, 3, 4 ga-dong The Residential office
The origin of Gongpyeong-dong's name
Neighborhoods of Jongno District
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