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Sanggye-dong

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Sanggye-dong
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul상계동
 • Hanja上溪洞
 • Revised RomanizationSanggye-dong
 • McCune–ReischauerSanggye-dong
Sanggye 1-dong Community Service Center (Nowon-gu)
Sanggye 1-dong Community Service Center (Nowon-gu)
CountrySouth Korea
Area
 • Total
15.68 km2 (6.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total
261,479
 • Density16,680/km2 (43,190/sq mi)

Sanggye-dong (Korean: 상계동) is a dong (neighbourhood) of Nowon District, 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]

Overview

The name Sanggye-dong (상계동) is believed to derive from its location in the upper valley of the Hancheon (Han Stream, now Jungnangcheon), with "Sanggye" meaning "upper stream" (上溪).

Historically, during the Joseon period, the area was part of Noeun-myeon, Yangju County, Gyeonggi Province. In 1914, several nearby villages were merged during an administrative reorganization, and the area was collectively named Sanggye due to its position in the upper reaches of the stream. The region was later divided into Sanggye-dong, Junggye-dong, and Hagye-dong.

See also

References

  1. 상계동 (Sanggye-dong 上溪洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
  2. "Origins: Dong Name Origins" (in Korean). Nowon District official site. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
  3. Kim, Hyung-Hook (1998). "South Korea: Experiences of eviction in Seoul". In Azuela, Antonio; Ortiz, Enrique; Duhau, Emilio (eds.). Evictions and the right to housing: Experience from Canada, Chile, the Dominican Republic, South Africa, and South Korea. Ottawa, Ontario: International Development Research Centre. ISBN 0-88936-861-9.

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