Chungjeongno-dong

Chungjeongno-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Seodaemun-gu in Seoul, South Korea.[1]

Chungjeongno-dong
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul충정로동
 • Hanja忠正路洞
 • Revised RomanizationChung jeongno dong
 • McCune–ReischauerCh'ung chŏngno tong
CountrySouth Korea
Area
 • Total0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total8,729
 • Density17,000/km2 (44,000/sq mi)

Chung Jeung No

Chung Jeung No is a Road that is located in Seoul, Seodaemun-gu chungjeungno 2 ga 8-2 through chungjeungno 3 ga 44

The Road is 40 meters wide and 0.9 km long. It is an 8 lined arterial highway, which connects gwanghwamun, sinchon, and mapo-gu.

Chungjeongno used to be called Jookchumjeong, named by Japanese during the Japanese colonial era but renamed to its current title in October 1 of 1984, by South Korean Government named after the joseon's loyalist Min Yonghwan's posthumous name

Chungjeongno used to be 1.5 km long, but it was shorten about 700 m in November 7 of 1984 to current length. noticeable passing cities are seodaemun-gu, chungjeongno-dong, Bugahyeon-dong, Migeun-dong, Migeun-dong, and mapo-gu ahyeon-dong

Subway

Chungjeongno-dong has two very convenient subway stations called Chungjeongno Station, which are Seoul Subway Line 2 and Seoul Subway Line 2. These two subway lines allow people to travel everywhere in city of Seoul within an hour.

Notable Places
  • Mi-dong Elementary school - Mi-Dong is one of the earliest elementary school established in South Korea. The school was established in 1895, started as a primary school and changed its format to Elementary school and had its first graduation in 1906
  • Korean Salvation Army Building - cost of construction was estimated to 50 Million. Many criticisms are being targeted to its organization and the fundings of the construction.

See also

References
  1. "충정로동 (Chungjeongno-dong 忠正路洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-05-10.


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