Sanggye-dong | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 상계동 |
• Hanja | 上 溪 洞 |
• Revised Romanization | Sanggye-dong |
• McCune–Reischauer | Sangkye-tong |
Country | South Korea |
Area | |
• Total | 15.68 km2 (6.05 sq mi) |
Population (2001)
[1] | |
• Total | 261,479 |
• Density | 17,000/km2 (43,000/sq mi) |
Sanggye-dong is a dong (neighbourhood) of Nowon-gu in Seoul, South Korea. [1] [2] It was founded in the 1960s by squatters and by the 1980s there were approximately 1,000 squatter households and 600 tenants. [3] In 1985, it was declared a redevelopment zone. Most people left and some resisted before being evicted forcibly. [3]