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Sanggye-dong is a dong (neighbourhood) of Nowon-gu in Seoul, South Korea.[1][2] It was founded in the 1960s by squatters and by the 1980s there were approximately 1,000 squatter households and 600 tenants.[3] In 1985, it was declared a redevelopment zone. Most people left and some resisted before being evicted forcibly.[3]

Sanggye-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	상계동
• Hanja	上溪洞
• Revised Romanization	Sanggye-dong
• McCune–Reischauer	Sangkye-tong
Country	South Korea
Area
• Total	15.68 km2 (6.05 sq mi)
Population  (2001)[1]
• Total	261,479
• Density	17,000/km2 (43,000/sq mi)

See also

• Administrative divisions of South Korea

References

Further reading

• "노원구 (Nowon-gu 蘆原區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
• "Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro-gu Official website. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
• "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. Retrieved 2008-04-26.

External links

• Nowon-gu Official site in English
• Map of Nowon-gu
• (in Korean) Nowon-gu Official site
• (in Korean) Sanggye 1-dong Resident office

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