Sillim-dong ( Korean : 신림동 ) is a dong (neighborhood) of Gwanak District , Seoul , South Korea. Seoul National University and Nokdu Street are located in the town. Its name means "new forest", which was derived from the woods outstretched from Mt. Gwanak . It consists 11 administrative neighbourhoods.
9-642: Gyo-dong may refer to the following dong (neighbourhoods) in South Korea : Gyo-dong, Chuncheon Gyo-dong, Daegu Gyo-dong, Gangneung Gyo-dong, Gimcheon Gyo-dong, Gimje Gyo-dong, Gongju Gyo-dong, Gwonseon-gu Gyo-dong, Gyeongju Gyo-dong, Jecheon Gyo-dong, Jeonju Gyo-dong, Miryang Gyo-dong, Naju Gyo-dong, Paldal-gu Gyo-dong, Samcheok Gyo-dong, Sokcho Gyo-dong, Ulsan Gyo-dong, Yangsan Gyo-dong, Yeosu [REDACTED] Index of articles associated with
18-469: A dong is the tong ( 통/統 ), but divisions at this level and below are used rarely in daily life. Cases using tong contain school districts or military services. Some dong are subdivided into ga ( 가/街 ), which are not a separate level of government but only exist for use in addresses. Many major thoroughfares in Seoul , Suwon , and other cities are also subdivided into ga . The widest legal-status dong
27-789: A YouTube series that covers each of Seoul's dong . Sillim-dong In a survey conducted in 2011 by the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs on 92 Administrative divisions across the country, it reported that the bus stops in Sillim-dong are among the busiest in the country. It is home to natural monument 271 of South Korea, a cork oak tree ( Quercus variabilis ) As of September, 2008, there are 11 administrative neighborhoods ( dong ) in Sillim. 37°29′15″N 126°55′38″E / 37.4874°N 126.9271°E / 37.4874; 126.9271 This Seoul location article
36-549: Is Unseo-dong in Jung District, Incheon Metropolitan City, with an area of 51.56km2 (19.91 sq mi), and Incheon International Airport occupies most of the area, and this is larger than Anyang City (58.46 km2 (22.57 sq mi)) and Gyeryong City (60.7 km2 (23.4 sq mi)). The narrowest legal-status dong is Sangdeok-dong in Jung District , Daegu Metropolitan City, with an area of 2,971m2 (0.003km2). The YouTuber iGoBart has produced
45-405: Is defined by local governments to make an office (community center). Community centers provide some administrative services such as residential/birth registration or death notification, to relief service pressure of local government. Also, electoral districts are based on administrative neighborhood. In usual cases, an administrative neighborhood is set by population of the area to match demands for
54-447: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Dong (administrative division) A dong ( Korean : 동 ) or neighborhood is a submunicipal level administrative unit of a city and of those cities which are not divided into wards throughout Korea . The unit is often translated as neighborhood and has been used in both administrative divisions of North Korea and South Korea . A dong is, usually,
63-530: The civil services. Because legal-status neighborhood uses historical name, recently developed (populated) area can be grouped as a single legal-status neighborhood. In such places, it can be divided into several administrative neighborhoods. Sillim-dong is a typical example for this case. For the same reason, there are some inverse cases, i.e. a single administrative neighborhood holding multiple legal-status neighborhoods. Such cases contain undeveloped suburban area, or recently declining area. The primary division of
72-464: The same name This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names). If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gyo-dong&oldid=911389517 " Category : Set index articles Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
81-545: The smallest level of urban-area division to have its own office and staff in South Korea. There are two types of dong : legal-status neighborhood ( 법정동 ) and administrative neighborhood ( 행정동 ). For land property and (old) address, legal-status neighborhood is mainly used. Unlike what the name indicates, they are not defined by any written law . Instead, most of names are came from customary law , which indicates historical names. Administrative neighborhood , however,
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