Yangcheon

Yangcheon 양천구
Autonomous District
양천구 · 陽川區
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	양천구
• Hanja
• Revised Romanization	Yangcheon-gu
• McCune–Reischauer	Yangchŏn-gu
Skyline at Night (SBS)
Location of Yangcheon-gu in Seoul
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Special City	Seoul
Administrative dong	21
Area
• Total	17.40 km2 (6.72 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	469,434
• Density	27,000/km2 (70,000/sq mi)
Time zone	Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)
Postal code.	07900 ~ 08199
Area code(s)	+82-2-2600~
Website	official website

Yangcheon District (Yangcheon-gu) is a gu, or district, of Seoul, South Korea, located on the southwest side of the Han River. At the centre of this district is the Mok-dong area, which is home to numerous shopping outlets, bars and restaurants, an ice rink, and large residential buildings inhabited by mostly middle and upper-class families.

It was known as 'Jechapaui-hyun' (제차파의현, 齊次巴衣縣) during the Goguryeo age, And has gone through several name-changes since. It was renamed 'Yangcheon' in 1310, during the Goryeo dynasty. It was separated from neighboring Gangseo District in 1988. 'Yangcheon District' includes Mok-dong, Sinjeong-dong and Sinwol-dong. This area was developed during the 1980s, as a result of government policy to build a new residential area in Seoul; large apartment complexes were built. Now, Yangcheon District is home to mostly middle and upper-class families and is considered one of the better wards in Seoul to live. Yangcheon is located to the east of Gimpo International Airport and just south of the river from the popular Hongdae area of Seoul.

Mokdong Stadium at this distinct opened for the Olympic Games in 1988. Among all stadiums, the baseball stadium was used to hold many games for juniors. Since 2008, the stadium has been used for co-hosting; Amateur baseball games and Professional games for settlement of Nexen Heroes, a re-founded team this year which had been made of former Hyundai Unicorns players.

In Mok-dong the Hyperion Towers, a group of three buildings completed in 2003, dominate the skyline. Tower A is 69 storeys and 256 metres (840 feet) high, making it the second-tallest building in Seoul and one of the tallest purely residential buildings in the world. At the bottom of these towers sits a large Hyundai department store.