Sanggye-dong

Sanggye-dong (Korean: 상계동) is a dong (neighbourhood) of Nowon District, Seoul, South Korea.^[1][2] It was founded in the 1960s by squatters and by the 1980s there were approximately 1,000 squatter households and 600 tenants.^[3] In 1985, it was declared a redevelopment zone. Most people left and some resisted before being evicted forcibly.^[3]

Sanggye-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	상계동
• Hanja	上溪洞
• Revised Romanization	Sanggye-dong
• McCune–Reischauer	Sanggye-dong
Sanggye 1-dong Comunity Service Center (Nowon-gu)
Country	South Korea
Area
• Total	15.68 km2 (6.05 sq mi)
Population  (2001)[1]
• Total	261,479
• Density	17,000/km2 (43,000/sq mi)

See also

• Administrative divisions of South Korea