Irwon-dong

Irwon-dong (Korean: 일원동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea.^[1][2]

Irwon-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	일원동
• Hanja	逸院洞
• Revised Romanization	Irwon-dong
• McCune–Reischauer	Irwŏn-dong
Irwonbon-dong Community Service Center
Country	South Korea
Area
• Total	4.74 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Population  (2001)[1]
• Total	68,018
• Density	14,350/km2 (37,200/sq mi)

Education

Schools located in Irwon-dong:

• Daemo Elementary School
• Daecheong Elementary School
• Irwon Elementary School
• Younghee Elementary School
• Joongdong Middle School
• Jungsan High School
• Joongdong High School
• Seoul Robotics High School
• Miral School

Transportation

The area is served by Deachung Station and Irwon Station on the Seoul Subway Line 3, and Seoul buses.

Notable people from Irwon-dong

• Lee Ha-na (Korean: 이하나), South Korean actress
• Huh Yunjin (Korean: 허윤진, a.k.a. Jennifer Huh), South Korean-American singer-songwriter, dancer, producer and K-pop idol, member of K-pop girlgroup LE SSERAFIM

See also

• Dong of Gangnam District

References

1. 일원동 (Irwon-dong 逸院洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-14.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. "The origin of the names: Irwon-dong" (in Korean). Gangnam District official site. Archived from the original on 2005-02-01. Retrieved 2008-04-14.

External links

• (in Korean) Official site