en Sindang-dong

Sindang-dong
Sindang-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	신당동
• Hanja	新堂洞
• Revised Romanization	Sindang dong
• McCune–Reischauer	Sindang tong
	Sindang-dong Resident Office
Country	South Korea
Area
• Total	0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	7,712
• Density	14,000/km2 (36,000/sq mi)

Sindang-dong (Korean: 신당동) is a dong (neighbourhood) of Jung District, Seoul, South Korea.^[2]

Name origin

The name "Sin-dang-dong" came from an ancient village with a shrine for worshipping gods, which was connected to the place of worship. "Heung-in-dong," situated west of Dasan Road, got its name from "Heung-in Ji-mun" in Dongdaemun. As for "Mu-hak-dong," found southwest of the Sin-dang-dong intersection, it derived its name from Mt. Mu-hak-bong (92m) south of the Korea Road Traffic Authority, with a legend that a crane descended and danced on the mountain.

Attractions

The neighbourhood is near Sindang Station and is approximately two blocks from exit 8. It is a popular shopping area with a variety of food markets, and eateries that specialise in Korean snacks such as Ddeokbokki.^[3] It is known to Koreans for its Ddeokbokki Town.^{[citation needed]}

A former home of South Korean president Park Chung Hee is located in the neighborhood and is open to public visitation.^[4]

Transportation

Sindang Station of and of
Cheonggu Station of and of

References

^ 월별인구통계 | 중구통계. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
^ 신당동 (Sindang-dong 新堂洞) (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2006-02-22. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
^ "Visit Seoul: Chungmu Art Hall" Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine Seoul Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2012-04-03
^ "Park Chung-hee's House in Sindang-dong, Seoul". Cultural Heritage Administration. Retrieved 2023-08-21.

"Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro District Official website.
"Mapo Information". The chart of Beopjeong-dong assigned by Haengjeong-dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) (in Korean). Mapo District Official website.