Karakpon-dong

Karakpon-dong is a locality in Garak-dong, Songpa, Seoul, Gyeonggi. Karakpon-dong is situated nearby to the quarter Garak-dong, as well as near the locality Songp’ai-dong.

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Police Hospital and National Police Hospital.

National Police Hospital

Metro station

Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.

National Police Hospital is a station on Line 3 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway located in Songpa-gu, Seoul. On February 18, 2010, it was opened as part of an eastward extension of Line 3.

Garak Market

Metro station

Photo: IRTC1015, Public domain.

Garak Market Station is a station on Line 3 and Line 8 of Seoul Metropolitan Subway. Garak Market Station is nearby Garak Market, which is one of the largest whole-sale centers in Seoul. It is also near GS Mart, which is a large supermarket.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jangji-dong and Suseo-dong.

Jangji-dong

Quarter

Photo: 안우석, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jangji-dong is a dong of Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea. The old name of the dong was janbeodeuri, derived from jan beodeul where the species grew a lot.

Suseo-dong

Quarter

Suseo-dong is a ward of Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea. The name Suseo originated from the feature of Han River running through the western part of the region. Suseo-dong is also home to the Tancheon park. Suseo-dong is situated 2½ km southwest of Karakpon-dong.

Wirye

Suburb

Wirye New Town is a planned city developed across Jangji-dong and Geoyeo-dong in Songpa-gu, Seoul; Changgok-dong in Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si; and Hagam-dong in Hanam-si, Gyeonggi-do. It is named after Wiryeseong. Wirye is situated 3 km southeast of Karakpon-dong.

Karakpon-dong

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Garakbon-dong” and “가락본동”
Location: Garak-dong, Songpa, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

37.49722° or 37° 29′ 50″ north

Longitude

127.12139° or 127° 7′ 17″ east

Elevation

32 metres (105 feet)

Open location code

8Q99F4WC+VH

GeoNames ID

6571509

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