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Seongsu-dong is a dong, or neighbourhood, of Seongdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea.[1][2] It is further subdivided into Seongsu-dong 1-ga and Seongsu-dong 2-ga, and is served by Ddukseom Station and Seongsu Station on Seoul Subway Line 2 and by Seoul Forest Station on the Bundang Subway Line. Its most notable attraction is Seoul Forest, a public park. The neighborhood has become popular in recent years for its array of cafes and restaurants, many of which have been set up in repurposed factories and old residential buildings, earning it the nickname "The Brooklyn of Seoul". There are also various stores built inside repurposed shipping containers.[3]

Seongsu-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	성수동
• Hanja	聖水洞
• Revised Romanization	Seongsu-dong
• McCune–Reischauer	Seongsu-tong
Country	South Korea
Area
• Total	5.08 km2 (1.96 sq mi)
Population  (2001)[1]
• Total	72,489
• Density	14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi)

Seongsu-dong is a semi-industrial area with small factories adjacent to the Han River and Jungnangcheon Stream, and is expected to develop into a major transportation hub with the opening of Seoul Forest and the opening of the Bundang Line. There is a theory that Seongsu was named Seongsu, meaning clean and grateful water that used Han River as drinking water, because Seongdeokjeong Pavilion and Ttukdo Reservoir were located in the old days.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Administrative divisions of South Korea

References

• "Seongdong-gu Status Info". Seongdong-gu official site. Retrieved 2008-04-22. ^{[dead link]}
• "성동구 (Seongdong-gu 城東區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
• "Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro-gu Official website.
• "Mapo Information". The chart of legal dong assigned by administrative dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) (in Korean). Mapo-gu Official website.

External links

• Seongdong-gu Official site in English
• (in Korean) Seongdong-gu Official website
• (in Korean) Map of Seongdong-gu
• (in Korean) Seongsu 1ga-dong Resident office

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