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Gwanhun-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Jongno-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong (beopjeong-dong 法定洞) governed under its administrative dong (haengjeong-dong 行政洞), Jongno 1, 2, 3, 4 ga-dong.[1][2]

Gwanhun-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	관훈동
• Hanja	寬勳洞
• Revised Romanization	Gwanhun-dong
• McCune–Reischauer	Kwanhun tong
Country	South Korea

The area is bordered by Anguk-dong and Songhyeon-dong to the north, Gyeongun-dong to the east, and Insadong to the south, and Gyeonji-dong to the west. During the early period of the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897), the place belonged to Gwanin-bang (寬仁坊) - bang (坊) was an administrative unit during the time[3] - of the Jungbu district (中部), Hanseong (old name for the capital, Seoul).[1]

See also

• Insadong
• Administrative divisions of South Korea

References

• "종로구 (Jongno-gu 鍾路區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-07-08.^{[permanent dead link]}
• "Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro-gu Official website. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
• "Mapo Information". The chart of Beopjeong-dong assigned by Haengjeong-dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) (in Korean). Mapo-gu Official website. Archived from the original on 2007-11-05.

External links

• Jongno-gu Official site in English
• (in Korean) Jongno-gu Official site
• (in Korean) Status quo of Jongno-gu by administrative dong
• (in Korean) Jongno 1, 2, 3, 4 ga-dong The Residential office
• (in Korean) The origin of Gwanhun-dong's name^{[permanent dead link]}

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