Garak-dong

Garak-dong (Korean: 가락동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea.^[2] The exact etymology is unknown but said that the town was once called garakgol (가락골).^[3]

Garak-dong
Neighborhood
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	가락동
• Hanja	可樂洞
• Revised Romanization	Garak-dong
• McCune–Reischauer	Karak-tong
Garak Market
Country	South Korea
Area
• Total	3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
Population  (2013)[1]
• Total	67,251
• Density	20,000/km2 (51,000/sq mi)

Overview

Garak-dong was originally part of Garak-ri, Jungdae-myeon, Gwangju-gun, starting in 1577. It became Garak-dong when it was incorporated into Seoul during the city's administrative expansion on January 1, 1963. On October 1, 1975, it was transferred to Gangnam-gu, and then to Gangdong-gu on October 1, 1979. On January 1, 1988, Garak-dong became part of the newly established Songpa-gu. The neighborhood's name comes from "Garakgol," an old place name in the area. In October 1989, the northern area of Yangjae-daero was included in Songpa-dong.

Education

Schools located in Garak-dong:

• Seoul Garak Elementary School
• Seoul Singa Elementary School
• Gawon Middle School
• Seokchon Middle School
• Songpa Middle School

Transportation

• Ogeum station of
• Garak Market station of and of

See also

• Administrative divisions of South Korea
• Songpa Heliocity [ko]