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Neighborhood in South Korea
Garak-dong
Neighborhood
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul가락동
 • Hanja可樂洞
 • Revised RomanizationGarak-dong
 • McCune–ReischauerKarak-tong
Garak MarketGarak Market
CountrySouth Korea
Area
 • Total3.44 km (1.33 sq mi)
Population
 • Total67,251
 • Density20,000/km (51,000/sq mi)

Garak-dong (Korean: 가락동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea. The exact etymology is unknown but said that the town was once called garakgol (가락골).

Education

Schools located in Garak-dong:

  • 길동 노래방
  • Seoul Garak Elementary School
  • Seoul Sinka Elementary School
  • Gawon Middle School
  • Seokchon Middle School
  • Songpa Middle School

Transportation

See also

References

  1. 2013년 8월 송파구 인구현황, 2013-09-02.
  2. 가락동 (Garak-dong 可樂洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  3. "The origin of the name and timetable of Seokchon-dong (동명 유래/연혁)" (in Korean). The resident center of Garak-dong. Retrieved 2008-04-15.

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Administrative divisions (dong) of Songpa District
Neighborhoods
See also
Seoul
Districts
North of the Han River (Gangbuk)
South of the Han River (Gangnam)
Coat of arms of Seoul
Business districts

37°30′N 127°07′E / 37.500°N 127.117°E / 37.500; 127.117


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