Jamsil-dong

Jamsil-dong (Korean: 잠실동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea.^[2] Its name is derived from silkworm breeding during the Joseon period. Jamsil translates to a room or place for sericulture ("jam" is silkworm, "sil" is room). The state encouraged people to raise silkworms, so founded Dongjamsil (동잠실, literally "east place for sericulture") in the east vicinity of Seoul.^[3]

Jamsil-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	잠실동
• Hanja	蠶室洞
• Revised Romanization	Jamsil-dong
• McCune–Reischauer	Chamsil-tong
Jamsil Baseball Stadium located in Jamsil 1-dong
Country	South Korea
Area
• Total	5.21 km2 (2.01 sq mi)
Population  (2013)[1]
• Total	115,739
• Density	22,000/km2 (58,000/sq mi)

Attractions

• Lotte World
• Jamsil Baseball Stadium
• Jamsil Hangang Park
• Sincheon

Education

Schools located in Jamsil-dong:

• Seoul Beodeul Elementary School
• Seoul Jamil Elementary School
• Seoul Jamjeon Elementary School
• Seoul Jamsin Elementary School
• Seoul Sincheon Elementary School
• Seoul Songjeon Elementary School
• Aju Middle School
• Chungshin Girls' Middle School
• Jamsin Middle School
• Sincheon Middle School
• Chungshin Girls' High School
• Jamil High School
• Jamsin High School
• Youngdongil High School

Transportation

• Jamsil Station of and of
• Jamsilsaenae Station (formally Sincheon Station) of
• Sports Complex station of

Gallery

• 
  Newly developed Jamsil-dong in 1978
• 
  Bus station in Jamsil-dong in 1976

See also

• Administrative divisions of South Korea