Samseong-dong

Samseong-dong

View of skyline from Bongeunsa
Korean name
Hangul 삼성동
Hanja
Revised Romanization Samseong-dong
McCune–Reischauer Samsŏng-tong
Statistics
Area 3.19 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Population (2001) 41,171 [1]
Population density 12,906 /km2 (33,426.4 /sq mi)

Samseong-Dong is a neighborhood or ward of Gangnam-gu in Seoul, South Korea.[1][2]

The area has a large concentration of vegetarian and other upscale restaurants that serve Korean cuisine with a modern twist, namely on the main street from Bongeun Temple to the Park Hyatt Hotel.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "삼성동 (Samseong-Dong 三成洞)" (in Korean). Doosan encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-14. 
  2. ^ "The origin of the names: Samseong-Dong" (in Korean). Gangnam-gu official site. Retrieved 2008-04-14. 
  3. ^ Cho Jae-eun; Chang Hae-won; Choung Hyuk-min (3 August 2011). "Feast of food in a concrete jungle". Joongang Daily. Retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  4. ^ Rachel Sang-hee Han; Frances Cha (17 December 2012). "13 things you've got to do in Seoul". CNN Travel. Retrieved 26 February 2013. 
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