Myeong-dong
Jung is in Seoul, constituting the southern half of the historic core of Seoul, along with Jongno. Jung is busier than its tranquil neighbor, with hundreds of offices buildings and endless streets of frantic shopping, but scattered among the hustle and bustle are more historic gems.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Quarter
- Description: place in South Korea
- Also known as: “Myeong-dong 1-ga” and “Myeongdong”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Embassy of People’s Republic of China and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul.
Embassy of People’s Republic of China
Government office
Embassy of China in Seoul, is the official diplomatic mission of the People's Republic of China to South Korea. The embassy is located at 83-7 2nd St, Myeong-dong, Seoul, South Korea.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul
Church
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Seoul is a Metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church comprising the metropolitan area of Seoul, South Korea, whose province comprises parts of South Korea and all North Korea, yet depends on the missionary Dicastery for Evangelization.
Myeongdong Cathedral
Church
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, informally known as Myeongdong Cathedral, is the national cathedral of the Archdiocese of Seoul.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sogong-dong and Bukchang-dong.
Mugyo-dong
Quarter
Mugyo-dong is a legal dong of Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. It is governed by its administrative dong, Myeong-dong.
Myeong-dong
- Categories: dong of South Korea and locality
- Location: Jung, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.5642° or 37° 33′ 51″ northLongitude
126.98377° or 126° 59′ 2″ eastElevation
45 metres (148 feet)Open location code
8Q98HX7M+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 415153892OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Myeong-dong” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميونغ دونغ”
- Arabic: “ميونق دونق - سوق الماركات”
- Cebuano: “Myeong-dong”
- Chinese: “Bêng-tōng”
- Chinese: “明洞”
- Chinese: “明洞1街”
- French: “Myeong-dong”
- Greek: “Μιονγκ-ντονγκ 1(ιλ)-γκα”
- Hebrew: “מיונגדונג”
- Indonesian: “Myeongdong”
- Japanese: “ミョンドン”
- Japanese: “明洞”
- Japanese: “明洞1街”
- Korean: “명동”
- Korean: “명동1가”
- Korean: “명치정”
- Korean: “明洞”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Bêng-tōng”
- Polish: “Myeong-dong”
- Russian: “Мёндон”
- Spanish: “Myeong-dong”
- Swedish: “Myeong-dong”
- Tagalog: “Myeong-dong”
- Tagalog: “Myungdong”
- Thai: “แขวงมย็อง”
- Thai: “มยองดง”
- Thai: “เมียงดง”
- Turkish: “Myeong-dong”
- Ukrainian: “Мьондон”
- Vietnamese: “Myeong-dong”
- Yue Chinese: “明洞”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Myeong-dong theater and Meung-Dong Nanta Theatre.
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