Cheonho-dong | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | |
• Hanja | |
• Revised Romanization | Cheonho-dong |
• McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏnho-tong |
Country | South Korea |
Area | |
• Total | 3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 106,782 |
• Density | 34,782/km2 (90,080/sq mi) |
Cheonho-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Gangdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea.
Cheonho means "Thousand of Houses", because its geographical location was believed to be an ideal place to live based on the Feng shui theory. In addition, there is a historical site of Pungnaptoseong, which is a flat earthen wall built at the edge of the Han River in the Baekje Era. Cheonho-dong is the only place where a huge department store such as Hyundai Department Store is located in the area of Gangdong-gu. Cheonho Station is a transfer point between Seoul Subway Line 5 and Line 8. Cheonho-dong is a 60-minute Limousine bus ride away from Incheon International Airport.
Current Zip Code of Cheonho-dong is 134-020. 134 is for Gangdong-gu and 020 is for Cheonho-dong.