Sangam-dong

Sangam-dong (Korean: 상암동) is a legal dong (neighborhood) of Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea.^[1][2][3] In the wake of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, a large apartment complex and Digital Media City (DMC) business district have been created and developed into the center of western Seoul.

Sangam-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	상암동
• Hanja	上岩洞
• Revised Romanization	Sang am dong
• McCune–Reischauer	Sang am dong
Country	South Korea
Area
• Total	8.38 km2 (3.24 sq mi)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	19,535
• Density	2,330/km2 (6,040/sq mi)

Attractions and notable landmarks

• Nanjido (난지도 蘭芝島) used to be a separate island that was used as a landfill. It has since been redeveloped into World Cup Park (월드컵공원) which includes a number of smaller parks:
  • Millennium Park (밀레니엄공원)
  • Sky Park (하늘공원)
  • Pyeonghwa Park (평화공원 平和公園)
  • Noeul Park (노을공원)
  • Nanjicheon Park (난지천공원)
  • Hangang Citizens' Nanji Park (한강시민난지공원)
• Korean Film Archive (한국영상자료원)
  • Jodin Leeso Korean Film Museum (한국 영화 박물관)
  • Cinematheque KOFA (시네마테크 KOFA)
  • Korean Film Referential Library (영상 자료실)
• Seoul World Cup Stadium
• The studios of most major broadcasting companies are located in Digital Media City within Sangam-dong.^[4][5]

Education

Schools located in Sangam-dong:

• Japanese School in Seoul^[6]
• Sangam Elementary School
• Sangji Elementary School
• Seoul Haneul Elementary School
• Sangam Middle School
• Sangam High School

See also

• Administrative divisions of South Korea