Samyang-dong

Samyang-dong (Korean: 삼양동) is a dong (neighbourhood) of Gangbuk District, Seoul, South Korea. From June 30 of 2008, Former Mia-1 and 2 dongs are combined for this dong.

Samyang-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	삼양동
• Hanja	三陽洞
• Revised Romanization	Samyang-dong
• McCune–Reischauer	Samyang-tong
Samyang-dong Comunity Service Center (Gangbuk-gu)
Country	South Korea
Area [1]
• Total	9.52 km2 (3.68 sq mi)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	10,899
• Density	1,140/km2 (2,970/sq mi)

Origin

In 1949, when Miari was incorporated into the Seoul Metropolitan Government, district mayors gathered together and established an administrative neighborhood name with the meaning of "Neighborhood in the sunny south of Samgaksan Mountain."^[2]

See also

• Administrative divisions of South Korea