Sanggye-dong
Sanggye-dong is a dong (neighbourhood) of Nowon-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It was founded in the 1960s by squatters and by the 1980s there were approximately 1,000 squatter households and 600 tenants. In 1985, it was declared a redevelopment zone. Most people left and some resisted before being evicted forcibly.
Sanggye-dong | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 상계동 |
| • Hanja | 上溪洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Sanggye-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Sangkye-tong |
| Country | South Korea |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.68 km2 (6.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 261,479 |
| • Density | 17,000/km2 (43,000/sq mi) |
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