Jamwon-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of the greater Gangnam area

Seocho-gu Seocho District () is one of the 25 '' gu'' (local government districts) which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Seocho is generally referred to as a part of Greater Gangnam Area, along with Gangnam District. As of 2022, Seocho District r ...

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. Until 1988, Jamwon-dong was under the

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Gangnam-gu Gangnam District ( ; , ) is one of the 25 local government districts which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Gangnam translates to "South of the ( Han) River". Gangnam District is the third largest district in Seoul, with an area of . ...

. Jamwon-dong is popular for its

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is used to make fabric for clothing. As a legal-status neighborhood, Jamwon-dong includes Banpo 3-dong and Jamwon-dong (administrative neighborhood).

Education

; Middle Schools * Shindong Middle School * Kyongwon Middle School ; Elementary Schools * Sindong Elementary School * Banwon Elementary School

Transportation

Jamwon station Jamwon Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 3 Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 3 (dubbed ''The Orange Line'') of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a rapid transit service that connects Eunpyeong District to Gangnam and southeastern Seo ...

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Sinsa station Sinsa station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 3 and the Shinbundang Line. It is located in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu and Seocho-gu, Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the Capital city, capital and larges ...

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Banpo station Banpo Station is a metro station on Seoul Subway Line 7 located in Jamwon-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul. Despite its name, the station is not located in Banpo-dong, but instead in Jamwon. It has 6 entrances that they are all right side entrance and the ...

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Nonhyeon station Nonhyeon Station is an underground metro station on Seoul Subway Line 7 and the Shinbundang Line, located in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the Capital city, capital and lar ...

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References

External links

Seocho-gu official websiteSeocho-gu map
at the Seocho-gu official website
The Jamwon-dong Resident office
Neighbourhoods of Seocho District {{Seoul-geo-stub

Education

Transportation

See also

References

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