Ogin-dong (옥인동) is a ''
dong'' (neighbourhood) of
Jongno-gu in
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. It is a legal dong (법정동 ), administered under its administrative dong (행정동 ),
Hyoja-dong,
[ ] of which it covers the westernmost part, until the
fortress wall of
Inwangsan
Inwangsan is a mountain with a height of 338 meters, located in Jongno-gu and Hongje-dong, Seodaemun-gu, central areas of Seoul, South Korea. The name literally means "mountain of generous king" in Korean. The mountain covers an area of 1,086,696 ...
.
Ogin-dong belongs to
Seochon
Seochon (서촌) is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Jongno-gu in northern Seoul, South Korea. It translates as "West village" or "Western village" as it is west of the Gyeongbok Palace. It is also thought that the name could have derived from ...
, Seoul's "Western village".
See also
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Administrative divisions of South Korea
References
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External links
Jongno-gu Official site in EnglishJongno-gu Official siteStatus quo of Jongno-gu by administrative dong
Hyoja-dong Resident office
Origin of Ogin-dong's name
Neighbourhoods of Jongno-gu
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