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Pyeongchang-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Jongno-gu in Seoul, South Korea.[1][2]

Pyeongchang-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	평창동
• Hanja	平倉洞
• Revised Romanization	Pyeongchang dong
• McCune–Reischauer	P'yongch'ang tong
Country	South Korea
Area
• Total	8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi)
Population  (2006)[1]
• Total	19,645
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)

Sometimes called the "Beverly Hills" of Seoul, due to it being a preferred residential location for Korean celebrities, it still remains a common location used in Korean films and television. It is unusual to most communities in Seoul, in that it is nestled in the Bugak Mountains, being surrounded on almost all sides, having the feeling of a wooded resort-like suburb. Many multi-story American style homes fill the community, even though being primarily mountainous, with roads as steep as those in San Francisco.

See also

• Administrative divisions of South Korea

References

• "종로구 (Jongno-gu 鍾路區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-22.^{[permanent dead link]}
• "Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro-gu Official website.
• "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) Pyeongchang-dong Resident office
• (in Korean) Origin of Pyeongchang-dong name^{[permanent dead link]}

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