Umyeon-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Seocho-gu in Seoul, South Korea is part of Gangnam District and a well-known, private neighborhood for the wealthy in southern Seoul. It is a legal dong (법정동) administered under its administrative dong (행정동),

Yangjae 1-dong Yangjae-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of the greater Gangnam area Seocho-gu in Seoul, South Korea. Yangjae-dong is divided into 2 different dong which are Yangjae 1-dong and 2-dong. Yangjae High School (YHS), part of Gangnam school district ...

. The first syllable of the name is derived from Umyeonsan, or Mt. Umyeon due to the geographical feature of the area has the mountain.

Mount Umyeon-san

The mountain peak of Umyeon-San is located approximately south of Seoul, and about northeast of

Gwanaksan ''Gwanaksan'' (Korean for Mt. Gwanak; 632 m) is a mountain in southern Seoul, South Korea. Portions lie in the Gwanak-gu and Geumcheon-gu districts of Seoul; other portions lie in the neighboring cities of Anyang, Gyeonggi and Gwacheon. The na ...

. Satelliteviews.net lists the peak elevation as "313", while

Google Earth Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D computer graphics, 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposition, superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and geog ...

shows the maximum elevation at , within a populated area.

Floods and landmines

During the

2011 Seoul floods The 2011 Seoul floods were a series of floods in late July 2011 caused by heavy rainfall around Seoul, South Korea. The intense rain triggered a series of flash floods and landslides that killed at least 49 people by July 27, leaving a total of mo ...

, a landslide on an unstable slope of Mount Umyeon destroyed an apartment row, killing 17 people and may have buried about ten landmines dropped on the mountainsides during the Korean War.

Attraction

Chiwoo Craft Museum The Chiwoo Craft Museum is a crafts museum in Seoul, South Korea. It is named after Chiwoo Cheonwhang (치우천황 蚩尤), a Korean mythical god. See also *Korean art *List of museums in Seoul *List of museums in South Korea There are over 500 ...

References

External links

Seocho-gu official websiteSeocho-gu map
at the Seocho-gu official website
The Yangjae 1-dong Resident office
Neighbourhoods of Seocho District {{Seoul-geo-stub