Sillim-dong

Sillim-dong (Korean: 신림동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Gwanak District, Seoul, South Korea. Seoul National University and Nokdu Street are located in the town. Its name means "new forest", which was derived from the woods outstretched from Mt. Gwanak. It consists 11 administrative neighbourhoods.

Sillim-dong
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul신림동
  Hanja
  Revised RomanizationSillim-dong
  McCune–ReischauerSillim-tong
CountrySouth Korea
Area
  Total18.13 km2 (7.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total289,823
  Density15,985.82/km2 (41,403.1/sq mi)

In a survey conducted in 2011 by the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs on 92 Administrative divisions across the country, it reported that the bus stops in Sillim-dong are among the busiest in the country.

It is home to natural monument 271 of South Korea, a cork oak tree (Quercus variabilis)

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