Samyang-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Gangbuk-gu in Seoul, South Korea. From June 30 of 2008, Former Mia-1 and 2 dongs are combined for this dong.
Samyang-dong | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 삼양동 |
| • Hanja | 三陽洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Samyang-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Samyang-tong |
| Country | South Korea |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.52 km2 (3.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,899 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
Origin
In 1949, when Miari was incorporated into the Seoul Metropolitan Government, district mayors gathered together and established an administrative neighborhood name with the meaning of "Neighborhood in the sunny south of Samgaksan Mountain."[2]
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