Yangcheon-gu | |
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Destrict | |
양천구 · 陽川區 | |
Location o Yangcheon-gu in Seoul | |
Kintra | Sooth Korea |
Region | Sudogwon |
Special Ceety | Seoul |
Admeenistrative dong | 21 |
Area | |
• Total | 17.40 km2 (6.72 sq mi) |
Population (2010[1]) | |
• Total | 469,434 |
• Density | 27,000/km2 (70,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Staundart Time) |
Website | Yangcheon-gu official website |
Yangcheon-gu is a gu, or destrict, o Seoul, Sooth Korea, locatit on the soothwast side o the Han River. At the centre o this destrict is the Mok-dong aurie, which is hame tae numerous shoppin ootlets, bars an restaurants, an ice rink, an muckle residential biggins inhabitit bi maistly middle an upper-class faimilies.
It wis kent as 'Jechapaui-hyun' durin the Goguryeo age, an haes gane throu several name-chynges syne.[2] It wis renamit 'Yangcheon' in 1310, durin the Goryeo dynasty. It wis separatit frae neebourin Gangseo-gu in 1988. 'Yangcheon Destrict' includes Mok-dong, Shinjeong-dong an Shinweol-dong. This aurie wis developit durin the 1980s, as a result o govrenment policy tae build a new residential aurie in Seoul; muckle apairtment complexes were built. Nou, Yangcheon-gu is hame tae maistly middle an upper-class faimilies an is considered ane o the better wairds in Seoul tae live. Yangcheon is located tae the east o Gimpo Airport an juist sooth o the river frae the popular Hongdae aurie o Seoul.
Mok-dong Stadium at this destirct opened for the Olympic Gemmes in 1988. Amang aw stadiums, basebaa stadium wur uised tae hauld a lot o gemmes for juniors. Frae 2008, the stadium hae been uised for co-hostin; Amateur basebaa games an Profeesional gemmes for dounset o Heroes, a re-foondit team this year which haed been made o umwhile Hyundai Unicorns players.
In Mok-dong the Hyperion Touers, a group o three biggins completit in 2003, dominate the skyline. Tower A is 69 storeys an 256 metres (840 feet) heich, makkin it the seicont tawest biggin in Seoul an ane o the tawest purely residential biggins in the warld. At the bottom o these touers sits a muckle Hyundai depairtment store.
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