Jamsil-dong | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 잠실동 |
• Hanja | 蠶室洞 |
• Revised Romanisation | Jamsil-dong |
• McCune–Reischauer | Chamsil-tong |
Jamsil Baseball Stadium locatit in Jamsil 1-dong | |
Kintra | Sooth Korea |
Area | |
• Total | 5.21 km2 (2.01 sq mi) |
Population (2013)[1] | |
• Total | 115,739 |
• Density | 22,000/km2 (58,000/sq mi) |
Jamsil-dong is a neebourheid, dong o Songpa-gu, Seoul, Sooth Korea.[2] Its name is strangly relatit tae silkwirm breedin durin the Joseon dynasty an Jamsil literally means a room or place for sericultur. The state encouragit the fowk tae raise silkwirms, so foondit Dongjamsil (동잠실, leeterally east place for sericultur) in the east vicinity o Seoul.[3]