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Cheongdam-dong (Korean: 청담동) is a ward of Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea. [1] [2] The area is best known in South Korea as an affluent neighborhood populated by a disproportionately high number of high-income individuals and for having some of the most expensive real estate in the country.
The area the village is on has been inhabited since October 1925, [citation needed] although it only turned into a shantytown beginning in 1988. This was due to the city's rapid development prior to the 1988 Olympic Games, in which people in low-income areas were evicted from their houses and became squatters at the site.
The most significant indicator is its extremely expensive real estate. Seoul as a whole is known for its expensive housing prices—as of 2011, its average apartment cost approximately US$5,500 per m 2 —but the average price in Gangnam is almost twice as high, roughly US$10,000 per m 2, which is 3.5 times the nationwide average. [5]
Organized crime after the War started mainly in the city of Seoul, the capital city of South Korea. Two main gangs formed, the first was known as the “Chong-ro Faction” which was made up of members from southern Korea, and the second was known as the “Myung-dong Faction” whose members were from Pyonyando province.
A town or eup is an administrative unit in South Korea; along with township (rural), a town (urban) is one of the divisions of a county, and of some cities with a population of less than 500,000. The main town or towns in a county—or the secondary town or towns within a city's territory—are designated as towns. Towns are subdivided into ...
This is a list cities of South Korea by population including provincial-level divisions: special city (특별시/特別市) and metropolitan cities (광역시/廣域市), and municipal-level division: cities (시/市). Other municipal-level divisions: counties (군/郡 which have populations under 50K) and districts (구/區) are not included.
What is the average cost of car insurance after a DUI? After a DUI, average rates for full coverage car insurance increase from $2,542 to $4,840 per year. Average rates vary by state and will ...
Historically, before incorporating Gangnam region into the city of Seoul in 1963, the Gangnam region around current Gangnam District was never a part of Seoul. During 600 years of Joseon, the Seoul city was named as Hanseongbu [ ko ] ( Korean : 한성부 ) constituted of two areas; An area inside the Fortress Wall and another area 10 Ris ...