Hyehwa

Jongno is in , and constitutes the northern half of the historic core of Seoul, along with Jung, the southern half. As the soul of Seoul, Jongno is home to a plethora of beautiful Joseon Dynasty palaces, shrines, temples, parks, historic neighborhoods, and other traditional sights.
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  • Type: Quarter
  • Description: administrative division in Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  • Also known as: “Hyehwa-dong”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Hyehwamun Gate and The Catholic University of Korea Songsin Campus.

City gate
Photo: Mark Froelich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hyehwamun, also known as Northeast Gate, is one of the…

University
The Catholic University of Korea is a private Roman…

is a former royal palace in , South Korea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Daehangno Street and Ihwa-dong.

Neighborhood
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Daehangno is a road in , , connecting Jongno 50ga 82-1 to Hyehwa-dong Rotary).

Quarter
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is a dong of , , South Korea.

Quarter
is a dong of , , South Korea.

Hyehwa

Latitude
37.58755° or 37° 35′ 15″ north
Longitude
127.00217° or 127° 0′ 8″ east
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
8Q99H2Q2+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 415153990
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
6800991
Wiki­data ID
Q2681350
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Hyehwa” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Հյեհվա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Hyehva-don”
  • Chinese: “惠化洞”
  • Danish: “Hyehwa-dong”
  • Greek: “Χιέχουα-ντονγκ”
  • Japanese: “恵化洞”
  • Korean: “Hyehwa-dong”
  • Korean: “혜화동”
  • Malay: “Hyehwa-dong”
  • Scots: “Hyehwa-dong”
  • Swedish: “Hyehwa-dong”
  • Thai: “แขวงฮเยฮวา”
  • Vietnamese: “Hyehwa-dong”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Myeongnyun 2-ga and Myeongnyun 1-ga.

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